Due Dec 2007 on the wind down?

[suey2]

has this worked?

sorry becklespeckle...

Love it MRSSkiddadle

LOL Beckle - mine says stuff like that but he only half means it luckily.

we are 'doing' christmas this year. Am I mad? due 6th december. I will be having 7 adults and 3 children under 3 staying in our new house (including my disabled father). DH is cooking christmas dinner and fortunately my family are the type to wire in and help out. They will all be staying for at least 2 nights.
It may be my dads last christmas so I really want it to be special and memorable and we have the only house big enough. The thought of christmas trees and generally organising everything is a little intimidating though! Thank goodness we are booking a night nanny! Although she will have days off when my family are here.

Your DHs both sound like mine! My DH complains if I have the light on to read in bed (although can't see how that keeps him awake when he can sleep happily in front of the TV...) but also complains if I stay up downstairs to read.
He also moans that I like to have a light on in the living room in the evening as he prefers watching TV in the dark (how I am supposed to sew or read in the dark I don't know - am not a big TV fan).
Men!

When it comes to pregnancy stuff I honestly think my DH is serious Mimicakey! Despite it being his suggestion we have another baby he is just not interested in the day to day of pregnancy.
Suey, I think you will have a great (and slightly mad) Christmas! Lucky you with DH doing the cooking and plenty of people there to cluck over your new LO and pitch in - does sound like it will be a lovely, family time (just as it should be). I will have my BIL and his GF for Christmas, they will not stay over but will be here all day - all the cooking and stuff is down to me though - DH claims he is unable to cook although I am sure anyone can chop a carrot up!

What does a night nanny do Suey... sounds cool. how long will you keep her (or him i guess) for?

I am having mum, dad, brother, 2 cousins and auntie in addition to DH, me and DS. My dad will probably do most of the cooking, and the rest of us will muck in, so shouldnt be too stressful, plus we all live close so wont be staying over or anything.

I have decided to book one for 6 weeks, 5 nights a week. They come from 9pm to 7am and basically look after the baby overnight, inlucing sterilising bottles, nappy changing etc. I plan to express so that i don't need to wake up at all, but they will plonk the baby on you if you want. They will also advise re routines etc.
I reckon if i get a good night's sleep, i can pretty much deal with whatever the day may hold. And i get to bond with my baby on my own during the day.

I like to have a housefull at Christmas, we usually get another of DHs brothers and his family (who live down the road) pop in too for a bit - is lovely! Christmas Eve is my favourite day though, I love the excitement of the children when they hang up their stockings and leave out a carrot for the reindeer. I think the whole day has a lovely, warm, magical feeling about it!
Would be lovely if baby was here (and home) in time for Christmas too but I went well over with both boys so guess that's unlikely! Might buy a little stocking and a couple of gifts for baby just in case - don't want the boys to think that Father Christmas would forget presents for any child!

I cannot imagine how cute a wee stocking would be for the impending arrival! What a fabulous thought! I hadn't even thought about prezzies for new arrival. Good call becklespeckle

saw knocked up yesterday. Prolonged labour scene including images of baby crowning. DH was a little pale and shaky afterwards and confessed to being totally unprepared for labour! (How does he think I feel )

suey2 - sounds like a great idea and I might be wrong but I reckon you would need to do a couple of night feeds at the beginning or else your boobs will burst! Also my mw told me it was important to do nightfeeds until your milk supply has become established because it is at night that milk is made (or more so than during the day) - not sure how correct this info is but it might be worth asking your mw

beckle - must be lovely when your children understand Christmas and get all excited. Think that will be next year for us - can't wait!

thanks for that mrsskidaddle. I guess i can't expect the milk making factory to sleep when i do! Better than ending up with the wet mattress methinks

It is lovely MrsSkidaddle, DS1 is 7 now though so thinking this may be the last Christmas where the magic is all real for him . Just hoping he will let DS2 believe for a bit longer once he no longer does (although seriously doubt it).

I think I was told about that aswell as I was doing formula during the night and BF in the day and got told off.

My DS wont be quite 2 so not sure he will really get it, but sure he will actually open his own pressies this year.

I did that with DS1 Mixedmama and I had a lot of supply problems. With DS2 I just BF'd him and supply was much better. Didn't know the milk was produced at night though! I used to have to sleep on a towel everynight in case I leaked!

I'm sure he will beckle if he feels all superior in his grown-up knowledge that santa isn't real and his silly little baby brother still believes it?

God, you lot are making me feel all Christmassy and I usually hate Christmas!

I used to wake up with the towel sopping wet as well as half the mattress and the whole bedroom smelling that sickly sweet milky smell - and that was when I WAS breastfeeding at night. Bl**dy gross it was - not looking forward to that stageof new parenthood

I just couldn't get on with expressing at all - felt like a bloody cow for a few ozs of milk gave up in the end and BF till went back to work t 4 months...easier to BF at night as no getting up to warm up bottle just hoik babe into bed feed change and back in basket

that sounds ok. I have had quite a few of my pals telling me about being up most of the night, bf several times and just being totally knackered. Will give the expressing a shot, but the best laid plans and all that... at least I will have someone experienced around to help. feel very green and naive

You will be fine don't expect anything just go with the flow and be realistic looking after a new born is a full time job - DO NOT expect to be able to do anything else

thanks macdoodle! Must confess to a bit of panic. So busy with being PG up to now that i haven't really thought about the end result.

Lovely thought (not) re soaking bed etc. Boobs have been oozing clear stuff (presume colostrum) for months now though....

We're doing the family christmas this year too: My mum and dad, DH's mum, sis, neice and nephew.

DH plans to do the cooking. I plan on giving everyone a bit to do! MIL does wonderful soup, my mum does great salads, SIL does good crepe suzette etc.

Hotel will be closed christmas eve through boxing day to give us a little family time with the sproglet.