Oh my goodness, there has been so much activity and so much is happening. It’s been so lovely this morning reading through everyone’s updates. I sometimes feel a bit stuck to my phone with family and friends at the moment so that’s the reason I haven’t been on as much. I’ve realised reading through all the messages though how much I miss you all and miss the support and kind reassuring advice.
@Zest11 I can’t believe your baby is almost here!! I am so excited to hear this, so excited. I hope you’re not too worried re scans and baby size - they often get it wrong. Pip was always measuring 97th percentile for abdomen and it used to worry me so much when everything else measured small and he was completely in proportion when he came out.
@Ginandtonic31 and @KittyKatSmile wow!! You guys are doing so well with the sleep. We are having interesting times with the sleep. Pip goes to bed about nine, wakes up at about 2 and 6 for feeds and gets up properly at about eight and sometimes naps a little in between then and noon. We are still very much around every four hours. Any advice? We aren’t following any books or anything, just kind of doing what he tells us to do 😂. Although we’re obviously still in sync people as I’ve bought Joe Wicks’ book too!!!! I’m liking it a lot but haven’t made anything yet but most of it seems pretty doable.
@Mrbay how are you doing on the meds? I’m also with you re the insensitive comments people have made about fertility clinics upending 😠. Unless people have been through it, they really have no idea, none whatsoever of how long a week can feel, never mind a whole month or even longer.
We’re doing so well here ☺️. I just love being a mummy and everyday gets better. I never had any idea babies were this much fun - I only ever heard stories about sleep poop feed sleep poop feed but Pip loves listening to stories, looking at picture books together and laughing when we make silly faces. He loves the bath too. He doesn’t love his boing ball mind - he screams when it hits the floor so that’s gone for a bit now.
He’s still a noisy sleeper - so noisy that one of us sleeps downstairs with him and the other is in bed just to allow everyone to get a decent stretch. We haven’t mastered the sleeping at all. I’m still expressing his food but thankfully it’s only three times a day now and I’m maintaining supply of about 900ml a day, never anything to freeze but it keeps up with his demand. I don’t know how this exclusively pumping thing happened 😂😂 it was never ever the plan - I didn’t even have a pump. The midday pump is a pain in the neck and I’m thinking of dropping to two pumps in a few weeks and hoping I can still get about 600ml but we’ll see.
I promise I’m going to keep more up to date. I’ve probably missed people but I can hear Pip squirming about which means milkies are needed ☺️