Hello all! August already, how did that happen?!? Wilfred is 4 weeks old today. I've not been able to get on MN for the last two weeks from a combination of two computer crashes and general busyness - mainly feeding it seems. The latter has at least been to some purpose; Wilfie was weighed on Monday and is now 10lb 7.5oz - he was 8lb 6oz at birth so in just under four weeks has put on over two pounds! The other thing is that I have been suffering quite badly from 'baby blues' - which after this amount of time probably has to be classed as PND. I was always at risk of it, having a history of chronic depression, but I just about managed to avoid it last time. The difference is that then I was still on antidepressants, albeit low dose, which in the meantime I have managed to come off; I'd really rather not go back on them again, but if needs must...
Anyway, I've just about managed to catch up with this thread, then at some point I'll try to get over and catch up the postnatal thread.
First, the CONGRATULATIONS!!! to shrooms, Poledra, Pigley, Likerabbits, EEC, Trespass, catec, Fenlondon, min912, mummy2besoon, radiohelen, shortshafe, Borglady (and may I say, great name - my DS1 is Teddy-short-for-Edward ), Itcanwait, Squarah!!!
Very interesting to read all the varied birth stories from those who've posted them, and lovely to see pictures of so many adorable LOs.
And GOOD LUCK to Bebe, I hope it won't be much longer for you now.
Also, belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY! to EEC
Now to pick up a few other points from the last couple of weeks, again sorry for being so 'out of date'.
Good grief, ponto, that doesn't seem right at all re your birth experience. I hope you've been able to give some kind of feedback to the hospital about it. Similarly Heffa, absolutely shocked at the post-natal 'care' you got. Again, hope you've managed to say something about it, that sort of thing should be flagged up so hopefully other people don't have to suffer the same. Our hospital has some kind of 'debriefing' policy/facility for people to talk about their birth experiences if they need to, does yours have anything like that cos that might possibly help?
Disney so sorry to hear how you've been feeling with PND, everyone else has said very good things, and I truly sympathise so very much. I really hope you've managed to get the help you need and deserve, and things are a bit better now.
Very much agreeing with what's been said about the bittersweetness both of the winding down of this thread, and in general with knowing this is our last child. What Jodie said about not wanting to go through it again but sort-of wanting to at the same time rang true for me, and also what Minipink said really struck a chord about time going so fast, wanting to have a freeze-frame facility for life at the moment. Wilfie has changed so much already and won't count as a 'newborn' for much longer, it's lovely to watch him grow and develop, as it was with DS1, but at the same time it's sad - very confusing and emotional.