Dear Ruty and Jimjams,
Thanks very much for getting back to me. It's nice to join a 'normal' mum and baby/tots support group. I was on an epilepsy support group for four and a half years, and still visit them every day to chat with the other mums there, who helped and supported me through our bleakest (and of course happiest) times. But I now need to break away a little and concentrate on this little one who's about to make her/himself known to us in the flesh around the 17th September.
I had pre-eclampsia with my daughter, and I was scared history would repeat itself, but so far so good, and I only have 4 weeks to go!
I work part time and am starting my maternity leave at the end of August. It will be nice to get nesting and really put my feet up. Although I work part-time I work from home two days a week on the charity we set up and registered in my Daughter (Daisy's) name. www.thedaisygarland.org.uk. It's been very busy, but I am reaching a point where I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. And a point where I feel I need to step back and take a little break.
My dh has been up in the loft this weekend and retrieved Daisy's pram, car seat and cot, and lots of little vests and babygro's. It's lovely to see all these things again, but is much like licking honey from a thorn... We've also been out and bought lots of new bits today too, so it's all starting to feel very real and very exciting.
Since joining mumsnet (yesterday!) and reading through some of the topics posted here, I've decided to use reuseable nappies and have just purchased a baby monitor one of the mums here recommended! Daisy died in her sleep so we are paranoid about this little one. We still have Daisy's old baby monitor, but it was good to see an ultra sensitive one recommended here.
Jimjams, I am so sorry to read that DS1 has autism. Although I just have to say that children with special needs are just so amazing. They teach us so much and they are just so brave and so wonderful. I think they're old souls who have come back to teach us what we need to learn in this life. Daisy was an amazing teacher, and left behind many gifts for many people to learn from.
I have taken on board what you've said about homeopaths. Can I ask what a nosode is?
I did everything in my power to 'get it right' last time around, but things didn't go exactly to plan. This time around I am trying my very best again, and as I learnt such a lot with Daisy, I really want to put all that I learnt to good practice. I am incredibly keen to have a labour with little to no medical intervention and really want to boost this little ones immune system from day one. Even the nappies I'm buying are organic! No, this time around I want things to be different............
Ruty, well done for breastfeeding for so long. That just has to be such a good thing. I am planning on doing it for as long as I can too. It just makes such good sense. Well done for delaying the vaccinations too. Daisy was just getting over a very bad cold when she had hers. My gut feeling said don't do it, but the doctor and the health visitor bulldozed me into doing so. I guess us mums should NEVER go against our gut feeling.
It's lovely chatting with you both. Hope I can get the hang of working my way around the mumsnet site, it feels a bit like a maize at the moment!
Hope you are both enjoying a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Take care.
Sara.