How am I supposed to keep up with you lot?! >wags finger<
Can't say anything re feeding as will spoil it if you get my drift .
LadyT I think you were asking about mood swings - they're v v v common - even normal - postnatally - just a problem if they last for months on end. Your hormones change very abruptly once the baby and the placenta are delivered, so it's normal to find yourself a bit wobbly for a while. I find I weep very easily - but I still don't feel 'depressed', if that makes sense. There's definitely a difference. PND can also manifest as severe anxiety (which is how it started for me) so that's something to keep an eye out for. Some anxiety, again, is totally normal when looking after a new baby though!
effie I think you asked re silverette (?). They're weird. I don't go in for crystal healing/homeopathy etc usually (hark at me wondering where my arnica tablets are ) and these smack a bit of that - you have to wash them in bicarb before applying the first time... All I can see they do is keep your clothes away from your nipples - but maybe I'm being overly cynical! Give me another day and I'll give a more balanced verdict.
Beans I found myself doing the countdown thing as well. It's a strange feeling!
donnylass congratulations!
artichokes have a {big hug}. Sounds like you are quite down today. I'm sure your DD will be fine but I can identify with these final bits of time before the new arrival feeling very precious.
Hatty my labour with DD1 started with very period-like pains. I found myself wondering "where's the Feminax?" before I realised I couldn't take any! The clue was when they became time-able... have yours got a pattern yet?!
I didn't see the private BF counsellor in the end. DH was a bit reluctant, given that you have to pay and I'd had a couple of ok feeds overnight so might be turning a corner anyway. I can go to the (free) clinic tomorrow though if things don't get consistently better.