Morning all not much going on here having a nice quiet weekend as we have been so busy recently nice to take it easy spend time with the girls etc. I have been so immobile and sore this weekend, seems to be getting worse I get so frustrated as I cannot do simple things and dread going upstairs etc am v grumpy with it as well, poor DP who is runnign around doing everything as it is.
ML - how is your DD? Been following things on FB, what a fright for you. All you girls names are lovely I think I like Olivia best, love the nickname Livvy as well.
brightred - hope your DS is better today too.
Tomlin - at your 3 hours of pampering I SO need to get my hair sorted out as well, it was long before then after DD3 was born I got it all chopped off as well as it was so lank and in bad condition, I didn't like it that much so am in the process of growing it gagain but it so needs cut and I quite fancy getting something done with the colour too.
pigley - one thing I do miss about living down South is Bluewater (or my spiritual home as DP used to call it!) I don't think DD3 understands at all about the baby, I am a bit worried about her actually as she is very possessive of me, if I cuddle the other two or they sit on my knee she goes a bit mad and either tries to shove them off or has a mega tantrum, I don't know how she will take to me feeding a baby a lot. I don't think DD1 batted an eyelid when DD2 came along but she's nowhere near as fiesty as DD3.
30ish - I agree with the others about lumps and bumps but always good to get things checked out.
Pamelat - hope you had a better nights sleep alst night, all I want to do right now is sleep am so tired and anything getting in the way of that is a disaster.
marquise - just trying to think of things I wasn't told before the birth. I hadn't used pads since oh about 14 either and it was a shock too. You do bleed a lot in the first day or so and it's big clots as well (sorry if TMI) I remember asking the MW if it were normal and she said it was. Funny thing is my bleeding has got less each birth too wonder why that is. DD1 was born in July in London v hot Summer and I remember sleeping in feeding bra and pants with big pad and boob shells as my nipples were agony, coupled with the jelly belly it was all glamour - not! G-strings after birth even the thought makes me wince.
Agree with ML about sleep bras for straight after. I bought a couple last time beforehand as you don't know what size you are going to be, then afte a few weeks treated myself to some nice Elle Macpherson and Hotmilk ones. First time I had those awful Mothercare ones, white (turn grey v quick), huge so you cannot wear strappy Summer tops and you can see boob pads through them. Awful. My advice is if you are BFing for a while get some nice bras.
Boob pads - I have tried them all lol even those Lilypadz things, if you go down the disposable route you will use LOADS of the things. I will buy a box to start with but then I use Boots washable ones. Oh and normal to wake up in the middle of the night in a pool of milk soaked right through to the sheets (didn't get told that either) so you need to sleep on a towel to start with and keep a spare bra/pads and top to hand for a quick change.
It's all glamour isn't it