December 2005 It really was like waiting for Christmas!!

[flutterbeedreaminofawhitexmas]

OK this is it I have started the thread in the vain hope that someone on the December antenatal thread will pop and come and join me, I have been waiting for over 3 weeks now and to be honest with you I think your all being a little selfish making me wait around on my own .

Can't believe I am the one starting this thread I'm not due till 18/12/05 yet by then George will be nearly 6 weeks old, I tell you what though I feel really really sorry for the last person to give birth from December as they will be dying to get onto this thread by then.

As sad as this may seem over the next few days (or weeks if you lot don't get popping) I'm going to post on this thread little messages so that when people start crossing over they have something to read, well that is what I intend to do anyway but whether George lets me do that is a totally different thing.
I shall deffo post my birth story on here I have waited so long to do it so expect that to appear in the next day or so.

So come on over ladies the grass really is greener on the other side.

HERES WISHING YOU MANY HAPPY NAPPIES [GRIN] [GRIN] [GRIN]

gd luck bonks..
Hannah does sound like doll,and u really went thru it didnt u.....how are u..Where is everyone else/

Good Luck Bonkerz, hope it all goes well (and quickly)

Well George is now awake a lot of the day but is also finding it very funny to be awake till the early hours as well. We left him screaming last night for over an hour There was nothing wrong with him and we refuse to pick him up every time he cries the words rod and back spring to mind if we did.

On the + side he is really really content the rest of the time and I have just put him up on to 6oz each feed. He also now weighs 8lb 14oz which is a bit of a jump from the 6lb 11oz he weighed last time. He has his 6 week check with the HV on Friday and he is going to give us a big smile any day now I can just tell

HA HA I've just remembered today is my due day

Today's my due date, too!

Roisin has decided she wants to sleep in her Moses basket. It took many hours awake, tears and many feeds for us to twig that this was what she wanted. She has developed the desire to stretch her limbs!

DH has DD1 out for some fresh air. She's coping well, but really needs some TLC w/'baby sista' around now.

Two more days till my parents arrive for an entire month! We pick up the keys to their flat from the agent tomorrow. I'm gonna go check it out and pretend I live there .

Roisin the wee stoater is feeding A LOT - like every hour. Just nibbles - about 10 minutes on one boob and then a half hour break and 10 mins. on the other.

Sigh . . .

Wow, Ebbie, Jack didn't hang about did he. Hope all is OK with you and things are going well now you are home.

Sorry you had a bit of a tricky time Nemo. Hannah was being a bit of a tinker by the sounds of things. What a tease!! Glad you are getting some more rest now though.

Can't wait to join you ladies over here.

all quiet over here ladies hope everyone is just busy with babies.

SH how did the lucas appointment go about the tounge snip?

Ohhh Nemo - fuming about that. After a week of not hearing anything I phoned the hospital in So'ton today only to be told they haven't received a letter of referal for us. I phoned our Dr surgery and was told the letter went by post yesterday - Over a whole bloody week after our appointment. That of course means we won't be seen until after the new year now.

I am going to phone the hospital in So;ton tomorrow as we demanded the Dr's send the letter by fax today. I will be writing to the surgery to complain too - bloody doctors!!!!!!

How is everyone else doing with thier bundles - busy I guess - it's been difficult to find the time here to post!

Finally got the apointment today - it's next Thur (29th)

Hoping to join you ladies soon, currently 40+5
dh thinks it's a stubborn girl, I think it's a lazy boy
I had the same problem with my surgery sending a letter for my 12wk scan sh, frustrating isn't it....

Hi Ladies,

Not been around for a few days as I have been off visiting relatives in Nottingham for a while (bloody 4 and a half hour journey) I hope you are all well and looking forward to Xmas with your babies. I am really really looking forward to sitting down on Xmas eve with George for a cuddle whilst listening to Carols from Kings I have daydreamed through out the pg about doing that and can't wait.

HOORAY!!!

Im here on this side finally and out of hospital feeling surprisingly good!
Have posted a pic of my darling baby for you all to see!
She is feeding like a trooper after a not particularly good start! Have started expressing now too though because im producing so much milk she cant keep up!
Am still running on pure adrenalin and strong painkillers!!!! Have cried a few times since i got home today so know i may have a few bad days ahead when reality will set in!
Dh is being a darling and Ds and DSD are over the moon with their little sister and highly excited about christmas!

How is everyone then? Feels like ive been away for ever!

3 cheers for Bonkerz

I saw the pic of your little one and you certainly do have a bonnie little baby.

I bet it feels good to be home even though you are bound to get the emotional downs any day soon, I had my bad days whilst still in hospital and it was horrible, I was feeling really depressed and I couldn't even cuddle up at night to DH

It sounds like Xmas in your house is going to be wonderfull, give the little one a big hug from me.

Last night was a pain, spent night on sofa and alex decided to feed constantly till 3am. Managed to get 3 hours sleep but not good sleep IYKWIM.
Good day today really and feel ok. Have expressed milk and just left DH downstairs with all 3 kids. Alex has just had a feed and DH has bottle of EBM if she need anymore and ive escaped for a sleep because she has slept so much today i know im up all night! Thing is i can hear her crying downstairs and desparately want to go hold her but know DH would think its cos i dont trust him! I know he will be fine just for a couple of hours but i cant relax! Its not good!
Had loads of visitors today but it was so nice cos they were all saying how well i look and how lovely Alex is and were making me cups of tea!!!!!

bonkerz had a similair night with hannah last night. She woke every hr n bit looking for an oz of milk then went back to sleep etc. Of course I then couldnt sleep when she did so was a bit tired today. However when adam went for a snooze I took hannah to bed for a bit and left dh to do a load of washing and folding etc. We went and tackled our xmas food shop today which was not as bad as I expected. Adam is being a good big brother now aswell although under no illusion that it is the end of the jealousy..lol

Congratulations again bonk,havent looked at dd yet,or seen any other threads,but just wanted to check all is well with everyone.....
lots of love to all on xmas eve...[can u tell im excited...lol]

Hi everyone - feeling very hormonal at the moment and lack of sleep isn't helping matters. After a brilliant start Lucas has had a bad week and I am at a loss as to what to do. He is sicking up most of his feeds, holding in wind which we just can't get him to bring up, crying nearly all night and is generally hard to settle. He also has a shake in his legs which I am worried about and with it being christmas and all the doctors being off I'm feeling quite low.

I know it's stupid and the fact that I've got hormones raging doesn't help but I just keep worrying that after waiting so long for him to arrive safely that there is something wrong and he's going to be taken from us. I spent most of last night cuddling him and crying my eyes out. I'm not sure how I'm going to do all this alone once dh goes back to work in a few days time. It's hard enough trying to settle Lucas at night at the moment without finding time to express as well.

Anyway, thats my moan over with - we are off to visit relatives today. Merry xmas to everyone.

aww sweetheart hun....try infacol for the wind it worked wonders with adam. In terms of the sleep unfortunately I have learnt that boys are notoriously bad sleepers compared to girls generally. Hope your visiting goes well. If you are really fretting about Lucas take him to your local walk in centre.

Ebbie also love xmas here and getting very excited now...lol

Hope everyone has a lovely holiday.

sweetheart am emailing you. big hugs and hang in there.
nemo, thankyou for being so lovley last night, you so busy and all, I was abit scared there suddenly! stillf no baby for me and shouldnt really be here but missing our 'crowd' like it used to be you know?
VERY much hoping to join you asap
DQ.....x

Sweetheart - Try not to get too worried about Lucas (Iknow thats easy to say). If your going to friends over Xmas then try and get them to help out as much as possible and really really try and enjoy the day.

George went through a faze of not sleeping at night (during the day he was fine) and it totally exhausted me everything just seemed so much worse because of it.

Lucas is here safe and sound and no one is going to take him from you.

It really is hard knowing what to do for the best with new babies isnt it!
Alex too is a very windy baby! She has regular bouts where she will cry and not latch on and her tummy will be gurgling with wind but she wont bring it up. Spoke to midwife yesterday and on her advise have put alex on Infacol which is definately helping.
My chest feels enormous today which hasnt been helped by Alex deciding to feed longer and have longer breaks between feeds which also means my boobs are heavy and leaking. Managed to express off 4 oz from one boob earlier!
Dh has decided he is tired today and done nothing except hoover! Ive done lunch and tea for kids, tidied and cleaned bedrooms and bathroom and sorted out alex all day too! I really wouldnt mind but he is sleeping upstairs and im downstairs with alex so he is not getting broken sleep like me!
Have had quite a few emotional moments though and finding that every time i look at my perfect daughter i remember and feel overwhelmed with grief for my 2 babies that didnt make it. Also cant help but think about how much my mum would have loved Alex. It does make Alex even more special but its so hard at the moment.
Anyway, hoep you all have a lovely christmas day and will catch up soon.

Thanks everyone - DQ your e-mails always cheer me up - than you so much

I was feeling very very tired and hormonal this morning. Have had a better day although Lucas has slept nearly all of it (without fussing - typical isn't it) and is now starting to get grotty again.

I'm going to try a whole bunch of stuff thats been suggested and if he's still like it after xmas I am booking him to see a cranial oesteopath.

We started him with Infacol today so hopefully it will have some effect. Dh and I are expecting no sleep tonight so even a couple of hours will be a bonus. We are going to take turns so we perhaps get a bit of shut eye.

Merry Xmas to you all

Merry merry Christmas to all of you and your brand new bundles of joy. Make sure you all enjoy this first Christmas with your DC I know I will be with George because remember you can never get these "Firsts" back.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hope you all had a lovely day. Can honestly say that mine was the best ever and i love my family so much, had a very emotional phonecall to my sister though and we had a good cry together then a laugh about what our mum would have to say about it all. Really missed not speaking to her this year!
Alex has been quite good really. My breasts have gone into overdrive and ive resorted to folded flannels in my bra but im still leaking through! Am using avent collection breast shields and have 2 4oz bottles in fridge so DH can do all night feeds tonight!
We have DH nan here and although she is lovely she wants to hold Alex all the time! Dont have the heart to say no but its proving to be a pain as Alex is sleeping for 4 hours at a time and not waking for feeds during the day so at night she is wanting to feed continuously! Have just put Alex in her cot in nursery so i can have a sleep and hoping she will sleep for shor while instead of 4 hours!
Got to go to a party at MIL at 4pm, not looking forward to it at all as boobs are sore and im covered in wet patches from the leaks! Problem is that if i dont go then we will have continuous stream of visitors this week, so decided to go and let them all paw over her today and then hoping to rest all week! Well thats the theory!!!!

Hi there
posted briefly on antenatal thread from hospital but keyboard no good so couldnt say much
my beautiful dd2 was born by elective CS on 19th Dec 7lb 4oz
has been feeding well but unfortunately now very jaundiced and having daily blood tests
with you all on emotional downers -im dreadful - much worse than I remebered from last time - its as if Ive bottled up all the grief from the miscarriages and its sll comimg out now. Also major sleeplessness - not from baby but just from the hormones - can anyone remind me how long this lasts and any tips?

hello all

Heres hun congrates to you firstly on the birth of DD. In terms of feeling down it is bound to happen especially with pent up grief as a lot of us thought we would never get here from the TTC threads. If you are still feeling this low in a week or so then would speak to GP as you might need something. I have started back on anti depressants from day after hannah was born due to prior episodes of severe depression. If you can see the signs early hun it is better to get the help now.

hope you all had a fab xmas. Nice relaxing day here which was lovely compared to last years being full of misery. Hannah is being a lovely baby apart from waking every hour and a bit last night..lol Generally she only wakes once though which will do me. Adam seems to have really taken to his little sister after a couple of bumpy days so we are a happy family here!!!