Morning all - no sign of Tink yet?! Hmm, me thinks maybe something is happening?
Diege - 17 weeks already, that has gone so quickly! They don't make such a big song and dance about 20 week scan here, but hey, at least you have previous experience to go on. I bet you would regret it if you didn't go for scan as I couldn't believe how much clearer 20 week scan was than 12 week scan (and than last time round - think they've got new equipment here!)
Kayz - sorry to hear your frustrations about bf, but you have done brilliantly. Any bm you manage to give DS2 is fantastic. If you feel strongly, you should complain, as it is about the service your receive as a Mum - as LaTour says, it is so easy to be swayed by the "experts" when you're a sleep-deprived hormonal Mum. But, whatever you do, you have done brilliantly so far. I was ff as a baby and it's done me no harm in my relationship with my Mum or in my health!
Am interested in all your comments on Bee and about to go and check it out (although on weekend had taken the decision we would stick with our M&P Pliko, which was 2nd hand from SIL for last time round. Would love a new pushchair, but as we've just been told it will be £450 to fix our boiler/central heating (or £1500 for a new one), think the money will go on that instead. Oh, and DH has a meeting today where he might find out more about whether he's still going to have a job - all the joys eh?!
Hark at you with your libido, Glask - better not let my DH see this, or he'll get jealous - my libido is well and truly out the window at the mo
LaTour - sorry about your rotten weekend. Must be so hard to see your Nan like that and all that hassle to go through with docs, dog, car, etc. Just think of it as getting everything out of the way in one go and let's face it, January is a miserable month anyway - still plenty of 2009 yet to come and am sure it will be a good one for you.
LB - glad you had a nice meal out with DH. Agree with you that 2nd time round it is tough and DS was a little terror on Sat (mainly because he is approaching that stage of possibly dropping nap, but when he goes without it, he gets beside himself with tiredness - and naughtiness!) On Sun, he said "no sleep", but still managed to nap for 2 hours with my v-shaped pillow in his bed (bribery!). You are not a bad mum (I on the other hand am, as I slept downstairs on Sat night on sofa bed to give DH a good night's sleep), when DS got up I brought him downstairs and we got into bed with the tv on - that was 7.30am and finally at 8.55am I raised my head out of pit, switched tv off and got breakfast!)
If you do feel really bad, you should talk to your mw, it doesn't sound like you are in a bad state, but there is such a thing as antenatal depression as well as PND, it's just not talked about much. But, those next 6 weeks are going to fly by!
Right, should really get some work done, as am at work. Now less than 5 weeks to go til mat leave and I can't wait!
Might look like I'm competing here with LaTour for longest post, but still think you're winning by a country mile LaTour!