Hello Ladies 
, it?s ages since I have posted although I have been reading from time to time when feeding at unearthly hours. I hope everyone is well and keeping warm in this weather! It?s rather hard to catch up having been absent for so long, so I?ll give it a bash and apologise to anyone who I?ve really missed. I?m really glad to hear that all of the babies are doing so well, it?s lovely to see them grow and change isn?t it?
Hun Really like the new name! Good luck ttc, we think that we might like just one more fairly soon too although we are not ttc at the moment. Perhaps by the time dd3 is two? We need to move house and sort out other things first really ? we are thinking of moving somewhere else altogether so there is lots to organise.
Elsa I hope that you and your dd are ok, I really felt for you when I read your post.
Nymph I hope that you are ok and not starting pnd. I have been depressed myself although not post-natally so am always on the look out to see if I?m ok. The thought of being depressed again terrifies me. Take good care of yourself and if you feel yourself spiralling just take one thing at a time and get help quickly. It sounds like your dh is brilliant and is looking after you well. I was interested to see you going to an interview for a different job, sorry it didn?t work out. I am wrestling with myself at the moment as a job that I would have previously really liked has come up at my school. The trouble is I can?t bear the thought of anyone else looking after dd3 and I don?t really want to go back at the same time as really wanting that job! When you go back what are you doing about childcare?
Seashells You must be exhausted you poor thing 
. Does your ds sleep in the day having been up so early? DD1 was always up at 5am, stopped sleeping in the day at six months and didn?t sleep through the night until she started school. I was a zombie for years. I hope you are ok today, excessive tiredness is horrid. At least you have all your shopping done though!
ILGH We are all clear on the nappy rash front thank goodness. We do have regular poonami situations though. Ooof. What a mess. I have found that it helps to hold her up while the pooing is going on, it seems to stop it coming up the vest . How are you getting on with four dc?s?
Silver Well done you for getting DS to sleep for so long. In fact I am rather jealous of all of you who have babies who go longer than four hours between feeds. We seem to be able to go longer in the day than then night when we revert to feeding every 3 hours. It?s ok now that I have mastered feeding lying down but I?m still tired. Didn?t you have lots of thrush problems (or was it Moonstorm?) We have too and just can?t get rid of it ? what worked for you in the end? My jelly belly is a stone and a half of eating during pregnancy . I?m planning to start work on it in the new year so as to most enjoy Christmas! I suspect if I stop eating crisps, biscuits and chocolate there will be weight loss!
Floozie Well done getting to the pub, what a triumph! We are a long way from that here! How is Zazie doing now, is she gaining weight? Were you able to continue breastfeeding?
Hermya Congratulations on your pelvis floor 
! What a compliment! I nearly had a coil years ago. It was all a bit of a thing. The doctor wanted to fit it at the end of my period as my cervix would be partially open but couldn?t get it in 
. It wasn?t the most pleasant experience. We are going to use condoms as lots of pills effect me and I feel too old to be taking it. I?m also latex intolerant though so have to use ?special? ones !!!
Hello to Dilly, Tyson, Tiredfeet & anyone else that I?ve missed! All is well here, dd3 is lovely and has a wonderful temperament. She seems to be developing well and gaining weight ? currently 10lbs 11oz and really interested in everything. She has a lovely little giggly laugh too which makes me well up! We also co-sleep (can?t remember who else said that they were) which has helped me make it through these first few weeks. We are nowhere near going through the night though. Feeding is going well in spite of repeated thrush.
I will try, now that I feel more up to date, to post more frequently so as not to need to do such a massive name check! We are expecting snow overnight and tomorrow so DH is stocking up on a few things that I missed on his way home from work (wine mainly I think). If we?re snowed in we might at least get the Christmas cards written even if the Royal Mail won?t be able to deliver them in time...