NO WAY! This must be a body thing!

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So was up feeding Roisin most of the night. She wants to co-sleep, preferably snuggled up to a bare boob.

I've had about 5 hours of broken sleep and am MEGA sore w/afterbirth pains, my abdominal muscles being too far apart, a graze and a pinched nerve in my left groin.

DD1 has a terrible cough and was up half the night w/that.

And all I can think of is how I'd love a whole dozen of these!

That is SO messed up!

I do NOT do pregnancy well. No way.

This must be some kind of hormonal thing.

When does it pass?

I am obviously not the maternal type! I spent the first few days after the birth in shock that anyone would do this more than once, and thought that any advice about contraception was having a larf.

In about 18 years

Took me about 4 weeks to recover from the physical and mental shock of my second - was much worse than my first, oddly. Perhaps the extra three years took their toll!

I think that the hormonal high wears off in the next 24-48 hours I'm afraid...

Congratulations btw!

Yay! Having 3 would be suicide for us financially. NO WAY we should have another.

No matter how unbelievably cute they are.

Oh I see you want MORE babies.

Ah well that is just plain crazy.

Actually I do remember jabbering on about "The next time I will ..." for the first day or two.

By day 4 I was a blubbering wreck. I think I weighed myself.

I still have a bit of a bump, but I didn't gain any other weight besides bump.

This has got to be a fluke!

What about looking at your bits in a mirror?

That should put you off.

Ewwwww hahahaha

Just had to check the birth announcement section. Woohoo! Congrats Expat. What a great birth story. However, wait till your hormones come crashing down. See how the prospect of doing it again feels before you grab DH for some BDing!!

when u have been awake for the last 2 weeks with no sleep in the day coz ur eldest is up and no sleep at night coz ur littlest is up, when ur house looks like a dust bomb exploded and there are more dirty dishes than clean because u r so tired u can;'t even lift ur arms.

Oh and did i meantion the fact that ur youngest is permanently attached!

(can u tell i settled into being the mum of 2 well ....NOT)

Please don't tell me this I'm 4 weeks away from EDD with number 2 feel, fat, sore, bloated, knackered, have horrendous SPD/SI pain, acid reflux, can't even see my bits, it's Christmas and I have a 17 month old to chase after!

I want this baby out!!!

Newborn got to be better than this.

aw. her twee face as she nurses away.

hahah don't listen to them, it's not so bad!

Mind you I have been laying into our Christmas stash of Sherry at 5pm every night after becoming Mum Of 2. I find it takes the edge off.

SHERRY ffs. Tut.

Congrats expat, didn't realise you had podded!

Kitty - I could have written your post but i am 5 weeks away & trying to look after a 3.3 yr old with the flu, i just want this baby out i have TOTALLY had enough of it all.

They are better out!

Being pregnant SUCKS!

Expat, when ds was 10 days old dh and I discussed plans for our fourth.....

We still haven't changed our minds either! And he is nearly 5 months old now!

You are deffo on a post-birth high though. You'll probably take it all back in a month or so

Agree being pregnant sucks but I still wouldn't mind anouther one. Admitted I'd like anouther one 3 hours after Dd was born - she's 11 weeks now.

Lucky Dh is alot more sensible than me.

oh god. it's 11.13. dd1 has cough and threw up everywhere. had to change out e/thing and bath her.

now she doesn't want to go to bed.

time to get dd2 back on boob. again.

i've got awful piles. really bad

here's hoping you are sleeping at the mo expat if you aren't already, take 2 500g paracetamols every 6 hrs for your aches and pains. i did for the 1st 2 weeks. safe with bf. don't think i could have coped otherwise.

she wanted to stay on the boob ALL NIGHT. and i mean, ALL NIGHT. finally DH took her for a drive at 4AM and she slept till 7. she fed another hour. she's stirring again.

i took 2 paracetemols+2 ibuprofens. they gave this to me in hospital and knew i was bfing.

i feel like utter crap and DH is at the dentist so i can't nap as DD1 is up and about. she's REALLY off her food w/new sister and cough and she's getting so thin i'm getting really worried.

Give dd1 some expressed breastmilk on her cereal - extra antibodies. Or make hot choc.

For piles -are you sure it's not anal tearing (fissures?) - from the inside out, tiny tears which happen to 11% of women during childbirth (including me!). Agony. Try using vaseline around the outside and slightly inside before you have a bowel movement. Keep area CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN by showering after every bowel movement.

xx

I am just making hot choc with breastmilk for my poorly 3 year old.

Shove loads of sugar in for energy. Melt some choc buttons in with it for extra tastiness.

expat, i wanted another one immediately too sorry to say the tiredness will kick in soon.
I still want another though, i might try after Christmas.