Hello lovelies. I started writing this yesterday then curlygirl decided not to sleep any more and much time later here I am again... so sorry if some of it is out of date already!
I'm hoping to do a proper catch up today but also just wanted to send a massive hug and some hairstrokes to the lovely mermaid. I cried reading her email and it really brought home how much you all mean to me. I would never have thought that I would consider a greenhouse full of women I have never met to be close friends but I do xxx
Big hugs also to baking. I hope you and dh can work through this lovely. If you do need any advice on IVF I have a good friend who went through it. And it only takes one of those swimmers to get through. Check out this article for improving his sperm quality
chocciechip great new name I am so gutted for you too lovely. Offload all you need to, we'll be right here x
vj post some pics of the seagulls!! You are such a born mother How is the study going with all these distractions?
barbie I'm definitely on for a meetup in London in October. It would be fab if gracie could come too as well as the london crowd, as Isabelle and Devon and curlygirl are practically triplets Glad you are coming out of the other side of the growth spurt. Curlygirl was doing much better with the sleeping but has regressed again over the last two days. You are so right about the key being putting them down relaxed. How are the dreamfeeds going? I've no idea how it works really but maybe her bodyclock rather than hunger is waking Devon. Could you try shushpatting her to sleep without feeding her at 12:30am if she has had a good dreamfeed already?
louey I hope you get a chance to talk to vj about her gorgeous ds And the pompoms are out for you tonight! Just ignore us is you see some random strangers jumping around in your bedroom
monkey it's lovely to hear you sound so breezy. If AF has started then lots of fairy dust is coming your way and hopefully it will also be the first day of your pregnancy x
neeko hope the feeding is going better. I had one problem after another for about the first 8 weeks They really don't tell you how hard it can be. I definitely recommend the nipple shields, I would have given up without them and they really helped curlygirl to latch on. They seem enormous but somehow worked, and as barbie says, they definitely slow down the flow.
4ever you sound like such a yummy mummy. Make sure you take it easy though tomorrow You have been very brave and I know after the c-section it felt like I was ripping open sometimes but it is all part of the healing process and honestly it will get better x
4ever and jools let us know a date when you would like to meet up? I think Mon - Fri daytime would be ideal but if it means we get to meet jools too then a weekend is fine. Looking forward to our practice run on Tuesday with iggy and sabs though
iggy where did you buy the (.)(.)??? I'm with barbie on the Angelcare - we only used the sound part in the moses basket but the heart monitor has given us a lot of comfort when curlgirl moved to her own room. For breast Pump/ Bottles - tommytippee manual and their bottles too - I found it good and I didn't feel like I was being milked . mls suggestions were all good. Small soft blankets are very handy. We bought loads of sleeping bags and curlygirl would only sleep swaddled!
jools nice work on mission seduction!! Are we allowed to obsess??? what day is testing day??? I hope cutting down on the ADs goes well, you really do seem to be your lovely happy self again these days so I have high hopes
Very excited for the lovely pfj too I love your posts too (and that you always bring food!!!)
blue hope your ds is fully recovered and out and about again I'm so glad you are okay with stopping bf. Curlygirl is now 4.5 months old and I'm giving her a formula feed at 11pm and now another one during the day. I am pretty sure I will stop by 6 months. I love breastfeeding her but need to get some independence back. Part of me wants to bf her forever though
mls and lbm are you close to London too? Our meetup will probably be near waterloo I used to love the babynames threads too. Have you any ideas for mini-mls?
lbm poor babyj. Hope those three nappies sorted out her blockage! I used the tommee tippee manual pump and found it good. I found it a lot easier to express in the morning though. Generally in the evening there is a lot less milk so it can be a bit of a thankless task
cupcake Hope you had a lovely trip out with dh and aren't too sore. Ouch ouch ouch poor love. Where have you bought the food hamper from? I likes the sound of THAT!!!
mrskate well done jack!!! I know what you mean, we just moved curlygirl to her cot and it was a wrench. But I love racing in there each morning when she wakes up - well except when it's 5am - I don't love that so much
qa big hugs honey. Maybe you could email us more details? If age isn't an issue, then personally I would go ahead and have the surgery but as mls says it is hard to ignore that desire to have a baby x
big waves to everyone I haven't mentioned. It's a bit quiet! Is everyone watching the world cup????