Previous poster, turned lurker, making a quick pitstop to say hello to everyone. Really sorry to hear the news of MrsD and MrsC. You've both had a really hard time. I truly hope that 2015 is a far better year for you both!
On the positive note, massive congratulations to gunpowder (so pleased you came back to let everyone know, I was wondering) and june and eagle. Hope everything is going smoothly for you ladies.
Hello to all the new people and congrats to those who have succeeded already. So glad that this thread continues to flourish as I found it really helpful in cheering/distracting me at the start of last year.
Over here we're no longer BFing. Milk dried up very quickly after becoming pg and there were a few weeks of dry nursing and it was getting more uncomfortable. Then over the course of about a week we had the "big boy" chats every night. We actually stopped the night the clocks went back and I just decided on the spur of the moment to see whether he'd cause a fuss. Gave him lots of cuddles and before I knew it he was sleeping. He asked for milk the following night, but no requests from then on. He was very reasonable and civil about the whole thing and I think I was more upset than him! So it was something like 2 years, one month and 4 days of BFing! Phew - wish I could count up all the minutes spent sitting in that glider chair (or maybe it's best not to know).
We're at 26 weeks now and found out at the 20-week scan that we're expecting a little girl. Six weeks down the track and nothing on the names front. It's frustrating because we agreed so quickly with DS, whereas this time we can't even really narrow down the list yet. I'm finding that girls names are so much harder, with much more range and scope. But we'll get there - after all there is a deadline!
I wonder if anyone on this thread would be happy to describe their experience in establishing BF after having a CS delivery? Surely it's similar to VB right? As in, bloody hard and painful before you both hit "the sweet spot" and it all falls into place? I'm leaning more and more towards requesting a CS this time due to trauma experienced first time round (I spent so much time and energy in TTC I barely thought about how baby would make his/her entry into the world, but the scans have a knack of sharpening your focus).