Jan '07: Finally, we can reach to cut our toenails, see to groom our ladygardens, and have norks the size of norway. Shame we're too tired to give a damn!

[2Happy]

Hmmm, hope it's not too long a title!

Guess who slept through again last night?

dodges missiles thrown my way

I fed Ben at 9pm, he had a bit of 'awake time' afterwards but by 11:15pm he was tucked up in bed and that was it until 7am! I just hope this isn't a fluke, if he teases me with decent sleep and then takes it away from me I won't be happy!!

Whoever invented Colief needs a bloody big medal in my opinion (although at the price of it they're probably multi billionaires anyway!)

I'm not sure who I would choose for my top 2 people...KatieRocket springs to mind as we were on the Clomid board together. And LTH purely for the humour factor!!

Hope you all enjoyed your pancakes - I ended up not getting any...said I would leave mine till later as I wasn't that hungry and the other greedy gammets scoffed the lot! Oh well, it will do my diet good.

Have a good day everyone

You are all so lovely, but I particularly enjoy the regular crew - 2Happy, LTH, EH, Wilkie, Lizz, but especially Shimmer for her reassuring advice about feeding.

Had a usual night last night (last feed at 11, then 2, 4.45 and 7 - alternating breast and bottle), but feel chipper this morning, so have got up instead of snoozing with the lo until 9. I had so many smiles at the 7 feed, she was more interested in fgrinning at me than feeding. Bless

Anyway, it finally gave me time to bob a photo of the lo on MN.

Getting her weighed this afternoon. She was 8lb 3 last week (at 6.5 weeks), but I'm sure she's put on loads this week - she feels so heavy now.

Loubie - . You must feel great this morning!!

loubie

lou u are so lucky

I want to thank everyone on this thread for their messages of support etc. Its lovely to log on and read up that everyone else is going through the same shit as you are. (apart from Loubie and her full on sleeps! )
If I hadnt come across this site/thread, then I would be sitting at home bawling my eyes out the whole time feeling like a hermit/failure/social reject (even more than ususal!) It means I dont have to push myself to get out and go for a coffee everyday, as I can log on here with a cuppa, a packet of kitkats - yes a packet...does anyone have a problem with that?! and I dont even have to get dressed!

I didnt manage pancakes. Instead I had chocolate cake from the choccywoccydoodah cafe!
this (gotta get my extra 500 calories from somewhere!)

Appt at the hospital went ok, they took out the rest of my stitches (ugh) and kept on and on and on about when I would be resuming intercourse! They said I could go for it now if I really wanted to (would rather have a kitkat) but that I would be totally ok for it in another 2 weeks time (6 weeks after LO born) I think I would actually fall asleep if we tried any hanky panky at the moment! As soon as my head hits the pillow I'm out. We would have to do it in the kitchen or something, which would remind me that I've not cleaned the floor in there for ages.....kinda spoils the mood! x

at loubie

Regardless of when he has his last feed, sometimes 11.30 sometimes 1.30, my ds always wakes up at 5.30 without fail - can't work out why.

A lovely friend knitted ds a cardigan, very nice and everything but the she rang up to give me the washing instructions. You've guessed it - handwash only!! He'll be wearing that at least once then until it's got sick on it and it sits in the washing basket for the next few months ......

For my 'fave' posters I would pick:

Galmum - for all the reasons already mentioned.

2happy - best thread title writer around!

UD - never fails to make me laugh, no matter what her post is about!

Another from me Loubie. I was logging on this morning feeling rather smug because I thought Freddie had a really good night last night...but he's still not nearly as good as Ben! He slept from 11.30 (we have been doing the same as you i think, feed at 8.30-9 then make him stay up for a bit and then feed again and bed at 11)to 4.30, which is the longest he's ever gone without waking up at night!! Then he went straight back to sleep at 5 and slept til 7.30. So all in all I got about 7 hours sleep!! Horray!!

I'd have to say a special thanks to wilkie who reassured me when I was having a really difficult time with b/feeding and made me realise it wasn't the end of the world if I gave up. See RGee, I was just passing on what Wilkie said to me a couple of weeks ago. And she was right!!

Oooh I dont think I can choose, youve all become such good imaginary friends (diplomatic emotion)

had injections on Monday and all seems to be OK. Dad took him though so I didnt have to watch. Cant believe how many more they have now compared with 6 years ago.

Finally got some smiles yesterday (8 weeks +), makes up for everything really

Ohhhh you guys and all your LTH and 4 kids comments......

Don't forget magnolia1 though, she has 5

I have to say, and I bloody well hope I'm not jinxing myself by saying it but so far, 5 week in of being a mother of 4, it's been easy.

By far the easiest increase in the numbers of Tophamhatt offspring.

I said to Dh this morning how lovely it is to have a baby in the house again and he agreed completely. George is such an easy laid back baby, feeds well, sleeps ok(ish) and the big Ds's are all besotted with him.

Do you know? He's sooo lovely that he makes me want to do it all over again....already

On to the survey.....I love you all!!!

You guys talking about more babies , lets take bets whos next ?

LTH FOR ME !!!!!

i had a fleeting thought about it but its gone and i have my pill ready to take. Must remember how horrible it was being pg and we'd have to move and dh could not cope if we were to have a 3rd dd he's panicing about the 2 we have

I think wilkie/ud could be possible contenders

Certainly not me! I always said I wanted 3 but have changed my mind now. Like EAH I remember how horrible the last 3 months of being pg were and it puts me off completely. Makes me enjoy every minute of ds being tiny (well, 12.5 lbs at 5 weeks so not exactly tiny ) even more when I think that it will definitely be the last one.

we had our 6 week check ups today albeit at 7 weeks and fatty hattie weighs 9lb now

she slept from 9.30pm to 4am last night and think i am going to up her bottles to 5oz as she is draining them and crying after 3.5 hours fingers crossed she may go a little longer with more milk slightly later in the evening

EH - 9.30 to 4 is brillaint. We had our best night last night from 10 til 3 - couldn't believe it when I looked at the clock at 3am. I was so happy I didn't get back to sleep after her feed until 5.45!
Pippa put on 14oz week - she's now 9lb 1 at 7.5 weeks. Hurrah - she's catching everyone up!

My dh has already said lo is going to be an only child . Give it 3 years, the early pain will be a dim and distant memory. Maybe then I'll be ready for some nooky again...

I am shocked at myself by saying george makes me want to do it all again.

I really did not not enjoy being PG this time (did anyone notice I moaned quite alot??). The birth was truely the most horrific thing I have ever been through, it was 10000000000000000 times worse than Ds1,2 and 3's BUT its a tiny price to pay to have baby.

Pregnancy is only 9 months, a shit 9 months but YKWIM. Labour is bloody painful and scary and the hardest work I've ever done BUT you get a baby at the end of it....A teeny tiny newborn who just wants you. You are his/her entire world and that has got to be worth all the PG ailments and labour.
I wouldn't enjoy being PG again but I'd do it all again in heartbeat if we decided we wanted another one.

But saying all that, George is our last....I'd never say never again but in my heart I know he's the last addition to the family.

You're all be the first to know if he isn't the last though....

I think all the chocolate which I am scoffing is having an effect on my LO. He is 4.5 weeks, and weighed in at 10lbs5oz yesterday! Oink!
He is really smiley now too, I didnt think I could love him anymore than I was, but now he is smiling properly he is SOOOOO cute!
I am turning into a big old softie!x

Laying low at the moment - today would have been our son's 4th birthday. Dh has taken today and tomorrow off work and we're having quiet family time together. Words can't express the love I feel for my little boy and how much we miss him.

Did anyone see "Child in a million" on Channel 5 last night. Our little boy also had spread of his disease (hepatoblastoma) to the lungs at diagnosis and had the same operation at Great Ormond Street as the little girl Molly - surgery to remove lumps from both lungs. Like hers, his surgery was successful at the time, but the cancer returned in the lungs 6 months later. We had the same surgeon - Prof Martin Elliott. I knew the nurses and registrar from the oncology unit on the film - dh and I sat and cried all the way through. It brought back those intense emotions and what it is like to see your child in intensive care after surgery and it devasted me that the little girl on the film did n't make it either.

TBH the film was a tear jerker anyway so it's not surprising dh and I were wrecks. I'll probably be keeping a low profile - see you back on here in a few days. xx

Galmum I think you are a wonderfull and brave person to open your heart to us all I have found your stories about your dear ds very sad and it has so made me appreciate my son, I hope you and your dh spend some quality time remembering the memories thinking of you and your family xxxxx

A rare {{{{HUG}}}} from me to you Galmum.

xxxx

galmum - you are very brave to share this with us. Lots of love and hugs.

Thinking of you and dh Galmum, your bravery and courage is so overwhelming and big kisses to your extra special dd x

Thinking of you Galmum. You and your Dh are very brave. Sending lots of hugs to you and your lovely dd. xxx