Blimey, I'm not being very efficient at this mumsnet lark - averaging one post per 24 hours is not very helpful for conversation, is it?
Anyhooo, I'm impressed by Munki's sexual prowess (and indeed, stamina ) Luckily DH is probably as tired as I am, so although we do fancy the pants off each other, we're more talk than action. Although there is enough action for the contraception issue to be relevant, IYSWIM.
The official advice seems to be that for a baby who is exclusively breastfed (ie fed frequently with no supplemental feeding) there is hardly any risk of conception before 6 weeks and a risk comparable to the combined pill (about 2%) under 6 months. DS is scoffing away like a good'un and is just under 8 weeks old so for my peace of mind I might consider getting a coil in sooner rather than later. Until then, it's hey for the rubber highway for us (urggghhhh, condoms are not my favourite things).
In the meantime, I'm trying to get into a pumping habit, but it's very hit and miss. Using a medela electric pump but it doesn't always seem to fit my boob very well, so it can take an age of fiddling to make the damn thing 'latch'. This is not helpful when you're snatching 20 minutes pump time while the baby sleeps. Has anyone else come across this problem?
As for routine.....pah! Just remember it is a double edged sword - DS2 is regular as clockwork at night - bath, boob and bed by 7.30, late feed at 11pm, wake up at 3am on the dot every night, then probably wake up again before 7am (although he is beginning to go longer in this part of the night now and we've had a few nights where he's slept right through from 3 - 7am). I say it's a double edged sword because I suspect that changing the routine will be a struggle - obviously I'd like to do away with the 3am waking, but he's been doing it for 3 weeks now and seems very attached to it.
Pistachio...when you say your DD wakes up when she goes back into the basket, does she seem really upset, or is it just tired crying? DS1 used to do this and I spent months devising more and more elaborate routines to try and avoid him waking up on contact with his bed. None of them worked, and it was only when I realised that he actually needed to be half awake and to acclimatise to his bed by crying a bit that we got ourselves into a regular bedtime habit: milk, cuddle, pop down into bed (normally with eyes open), kiss goodnight, and sleep after 5-10 minutes crying/grumping. After about a week, he got used to it and didn't even cry and has been great about going to bed ever since.
Right, DS1 pasta-and-cheesy sauce calls (can you tell it's friday night and I have run out of culinary inspiration?) so I must go but hopefully may be back later to improve my mumsnet average.