Hello all, I'm really sorry I went silent. Before d-day it was because I was getting cross with being overdue, and didn't want to come across as a mardy cow. Then since baby finally appeared I've never had more than a few minutes at a time online, and was a bit daunted by trying to catch up.
But I've tried to skim through all of the threads, and now here I am, and can report that Eleanor Lola was born on 2nd July. Her middle name is because DD1 didn't initially like the name Ellie, so we asked what she'd like to call the baby and she chose Lola. Fortunately she'd moved on from her earlier suggestions of Mud and Snow!
I promise to try and keep up in future, and please can someone PM the FB group details as well.
Oh and a quick anecdote for the person who mentioned about visitors not keeping to short visit times - when Ellie was one week old we had both GMs over, MIL first, then my mum. DP had told them both to keep it to 2 hours max. MIL turns up with lunch for all, plus some other food for the freezer, had a cuddle with Ellie, then did some housework, and left. My mum turns up (an hour later than planned, with no phone call), sits down watchng the telly while holding the baby, sits there for 3 hours allowing us to bring her cups of tea, by which time DP is going to start making dinner (reheating some spag bol). So he reluctantly asks if she's staying, to which she announces she has to stay for dinner because she's left it too late to drive without eating (is diabetic), so DP then has to stretch dinner between 4, despite there only being enough for 3. Gives himself only a tiny portion, so I pointedly moved some of mine onto his plate, ignoring his protestations that I should have a full portion, as I'm BFing. Mother dearest is oblivious to this whole scene, tucking happily into hers (not even waiting for the chef, DP, to sit at the table, which even DD knows to do). Finishes off, has a last cuddle with Ellie and leaves, 5 hours after arriving. Guess which GM we've invited back since?!?!?!