Hooray for the weight gain, Turnip! I think you have the same taste in slightly schmaltzy American dramas as me - I loved Thirtysomething and I LUH-HUH-HUVVED Party of Five. Unfortunately we don't have Sky in the country, only in London...grrr...as it's problematic. I miss my Sky+.
Verso, I am sorry you are feeling low and of course you are very far from a failure. When does PND tend to kick in? I am exceptionally ignorant about it despite my sister suffering from it with her first child - I was at university at the time and I was the last person she wanted to talk to about it, I think mainly because she felt I was just gadding about having fun and it made her feel worse. Is your GP any good? I guess your HV is just the normal irritating kind but is there a nice midwife you can ring? I wish you could get a break for a bit and have a rest and then you'd be in a better position to assess how you are really feeling. I take my hat off to anyone who is breastfeeding - the more I hear about it, the more phenomenally difficult and complex it sounds. I know you are doing well with it but apart from anything else is makes taking a break near impossible. I do hope things improve for you.
WG, I used to think the cap and diaphragm were one and the same. I think sex education was a bit duff at my school (which is probably why two girls in my year got pregnant). The one had the kid so he will be pushing 21 by now. Yikes. Perhaps she is even a granny Anyway, the cap is like a thimble, which fits on your cervix like a rubber hat on a pool cue. Fiddly. The diaphragm is a big flying saucer thing which you have to squirt spermicide onto. Sounds great, eh? The information I looked at also mentioned it being spring loaded at the sides I think even Casanova would struggle to maintain interest after dealing with that little lot. I may try a combo of Persona and fertillity monitoring (thanks Verso, good idea). You can buy the Persona sticks on Amazon now. Is there NOTHING you can't buy on Amazon these days? Did I blink and it suddenly became an online Walmart?
In terms of telly watching, we are going through the box set of Our Friends in the North - so good, although I watched it when it was on. I've been lent the series of Blackpool which my Mum raves about - any cop?
Summer, my scar didn't feel good until very recently - ie the last week or two (six weeks on!) Mind you, it seemed to turn a corner very quickly. I still have the numbness above it but no pain really (only the mental pain when I look in the mirror at the unattractive overhang ) However, I am planning to do a bit of rowing machine tonight or maybe a dash of Davina. Hmm, let's see if I get time [sceptical emoticon]
Now that DP is back at work properly, I HAVE to try to tidy the flat. I never seem to get on top of it and in a flat this size the chaos drives one nutso. But I also have work to do. So I mustn't spend the entire day on Mumsnet/emailing my mates.
Oh, forgot to say that I have got 'postnatal arthritis' in my fingers and wrist. Before I had the baby it kept getting called Carpal Tunnel or Tendonitis . Anyway, I'm on Voltarol and it can last up to six months. Here's hoping I don't end up with a Matthew Perry style addiction to anti-inflammatories I forgot to ask the obstetrician about flying after a cs. I dimly recall something about a greater risk of dvt in the early months (and I think after any surgery). Anyone know?