Hello to post-ttc-after-mc and/or pg-after-mc grads out there.
It has been weeks since I promised I would put a new grads thread up, but finally am in front of a pc (with a snoozing 4 week old DS on my lap), so here I am. Never quite felt up to joining the regular antenatal threads, so am a bit nervous about joining a postnatal one so late in the game.
Am hoping to hear more good news from the pregnant after MC thread very soon (am still lurking a bit there) - gwlondon being the most recent grad (well done you brave lady if you're reading this). Hope that alb and fedup are also doing well, as well as previous grads.
Am slowly settling into life with 2 DC here, is very tough trying to balance the needs of a toddler and a new baby but so so fantastic to see the pair of them together, even if DD does try to beat her baby brother up most days.
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CorporeSarnie · 28/11/2014 13:45
Merry nearly Christmas all 
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Hi to fedup and cuppa, thrilled to hear baby Percy is here and doing well, if he is anything like his mum he will be a feisty young man 
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Sorry for overuse of Xmas emoticons!
pg, I recall a saying that I heard with DD, "food is for fun until they are one". Try not to worry about volumes of milk or food that are going in, rely on the (increasingly gross iirc) nappies, bright eyes and bushy tail to illustrate that they're getting enough. I remember going away for the night when DD was just one, and pumping over a litre to keep myself comfortable!
Am feeling a lot brighter, am just accepting the chaos and talking to dh as much as I can, he is a bit down too, so taking each day as it comes.
Hope everyone is doing ok, and a Merry Christmas to all (again) .
Hi all,
Catching up again.
Too much newborn snuggling been going on here, so not checked anything for a few days
Great to see some familiar faces and hear positive tales 
Percy has topped his birthweight, weighing in today at 5lb 4oz.
His TSH thyroid blood test needs re-checking, other than that he's passed every hurdle with flying colours
alb your fall sounded scary 
hopefully no repeats as the weather turns. Get ye some grippy soles xx
Percy and I were home after 72h, the absolute minimum for a preemie here, and I was post c-section too.
Felt so good after all the anxiety that went before. Feeling fab now. Obviously a baby-ectomy was called for, and now we are BOTH feeling so much better for it
fedup nice to see you here!
Sorry been AWOL over Christmas, visiting family and DS doesn't allow much spare time! He's so incredibly alert and active and nosy he has to be help upright the whole time looking around, tryna roll when lay down and doesn't really nap during the day, fights sleep constantly unless were in the car (which isn't that often as we have Nowere to go) I love it, I just wish he'd nap a little more so he wasn't so grumpy 
but in good news the sickness has calmed down a lot so looks like he doesn't have any medical problems or allergies which is a relief.
The slip was quite scary! I'd stopped using my sling as strangers kept telling me it was dangerous using a sling incase I fell with him, and as people actually stopped me in the street to tell me this is made me too self conscious to use it, but realistically if DS had been in a sling I'd have been walking more carefully and I'd have landed on my bum or put my knees out like you do when you fall and DS would have most likely been surprised but fine, but in his buggy I barly managed to keep hold of him and if a car had have been going past or we'd have slid an extra few inches it could have been a horrifying story. So might sound silly but it's encouraged me to use the sling again and buy better shoes accidents can happen anywere but the closer my baby is to me the better I can protect him surly?
pg hope your DS is getting better, such unfortunate timing him getting ill just in time for his first Christmas!
cuppa glad to see he's doing well, hope the bloods are back to normal next time too, but like you say it's lovely that he's atleast not getting too stressed by the blood tests
Hope everyone else is well!
...better up date you all!
DD is 3 1/2 months, on 9th percentile but feeds well and developing well.
After being less anxious when pregnant I seem to have caught it bad post natally! Phobias of all sorts happening... SIDS, falling over with baby, car accidents, rare fever illnesses ... you name it I've had a panic!
Babe is fine and oblivious! Lol!
Hello squizita sorry hadn't been on to link the thread to you but glad you found us glad baby is doing well, the anxiety must be frustrating feeling like you still can't relax, hope your hv is a decent support. Like we were saying on the other thread tho some of the guidelines like the safe sleeping one seem extreme and can't help.
O my post is getting cut short due to DS starting to wake up, will try n get back later 
Iv entered into teething hell, DS is 15 weeks now, teeth have been bothering him for a few weeks but tonight is aweful, literally done nothing but scream an cry all night, nothing is soothing him apart from about 30 seconds after applying teething gel, he falls asleep after food but then wakes up 20mins later screaming n then that's it till the next feed. I'm alone as DP is at work too, not quite the New Year's Eve I had planned! Poor DS suffering so much 
all the other teething remedies I can find online arnt suitable either as he's too young so can't coordinate a teething ring, can't chew on food etc, and calpol isn't denting it, gona be a looooooong night!
Hope everyone else is enjoying their New Year's Eve, that's if any of you are even awake for it, I no I wouldn't be on a normal night!
Happy new year everyone.
Hi squiz, also remember lots of rational words of wisdom and ,icy much support from you. Hoping you feel less anxious soon. Echoing, I know, but can you talk to someone? Wishing you some calm, so you can enjoy your gorgeous girl as much as pos xx
alb feeling your teething pain. Another vote for powders being better with DS. I remember wrestling him off of my mother when she was trying to put whiskey on his gums 
Percy gaining weight very slowly, and dropping curves, but I think this is normal with downs. Passed his due date now
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Oh the centiles . DS started out close to 50th and currently between 25th & 9th, this has provoked a saga of hair tearing with hvs sending me back to bf clinic. They are totally unconcerned, he is alert, latch good etc., he's just devoting energy to getting taller, attempting to roll, and finding his curve I think, but am dreading going back to weighing clinic next month.
DS now 11 weeks and a joy, does the sweetest grins as though he is overwhelmed by how happy he is. Little chap showing his likes (bath time, cot mobile, Lamaze foot rattles) and dislikes (cold, getting in his car seat).
pg, hope the interview was ok, I need to speak to my mgr about my return to work soon, as I plan to do a phased return at 6 months, but am putting it off as I am sad knowing this is my last baby and last lot of ML. Hate thinking about it so soon .
Lovely to see you here, mrsg, hope Olivia doing well.
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