Jan '07 part 4: all we can talk about is poo, wind, sleep and bogeys...so how come we clocked up 500 messages in a fortnight?!

[2Happy]

I'd moan more but ds2 is having a very off day!

Well guys, have had a mega busy day.

DH finally finished the spare room which was part of the work we started before Xmas intending to get it finished before Ds was born.

I was getting worried about the amount of dust from the sanding so today I have hoovered and dusted the whole house from top to bottom. I'm bloody knackered!!!

Have posted a pic of DS in his labyrinth sleepsuit.

Can't possibly catch up on all the chat!

Anie, I am back in my pre-pregnany jeans!!! They were always a bit big for me though.....

UD, I hope everything works out with your MIL. I'm sure she'll come round eventually.

Oh and I permanently smell of baby sick as well. DS was sick right down inside my top and filled my bra today, lovely!

Laughalot, I love swaddling!! I have one of these as I am crap at using a sheet or blanket.

Annie, I am in my prepreg trousers but only because I cant really afford any new ones! Tehy fit on me but dont really fit me iyswim. The worst thing is when I am bf and there is this massive roll of flab hangingover the waistband .

trixy I hate it when that happens. DS1 used to do that loads as he was such a gready guts (usually when I was out and ;had to stay in a wet bra!) but luckily R isnt as sick. She seems to try to hold onto it which sometimes leads to her being sick out of her nose, poor thing.

dragonhart, I love my swaddle me swaddler as well. I couldn't get DS to stay in when I swaddled with just a normal sheet.

In fact he even manages to get out of the swaddle me as well sometimes!

I bought a grobag swaddler as well, but it just ended up wrapped around his middle with his arms and legs free.

Morning cant beleive it lauren slept through from 8pm to 5:15 went in a 5:15 put dummy in and she slept untill her brother went in a 6:20 and poked her in the face looks like the milk worked .

Dragon they are fab how much are they ?

laughalot hurrah

Hattie went from 7pm to 4am put the dummy in and she managed till 5.30 thought she would be up early as only took 3oz at her dreamfeed

Whats everyone up to today? We are off to clinic,then town and then food shopping so am expecting at least one full blown tantrum today

Morning all. I've been up since 6 with ds1 but Ethan was still asleep lol, typical. Ethan went to sleep at about 11pm last night but he was unsettled I think because dh wasn't here and he's used to having him around. Woke for a feed at 2am then slept about 30 mins and wanted another feed. Back to sleep about 4.30 and then slept until 6 when he wanted more milk. He woke for the day at 7.30 so that's not too bad. Plus he STILL has a cold so is finding it hard to breathe when he's feeding, hence the frequent night feed imo. Feel so sorry for him being all stuffed up Hopefully he'll get better soon and also ds1 as he's been off pre-school as well since last week. Hoping for a nap after when parents are over.

morning everyone! well dh and i have gone into denial about the whole MIL thing. if she does write i'm not going to show him till Saturday after we've both had a decent amount of sleep. i really resent the fact that she's making dh so miserable, goes to show how feckin maternal she is! anyway, she's lost any kind of sympathy i had for her and i'm not even sorry she saw that email anymore! stupid old bag, all she cares about is money and status.

and that is the last rant i'm having about her till the weekend!

Zac didn't sleep badly last night - he went from about half 7 till 4 ish, but then was up again at 5 and 6, then woke for the day at 7. he's currently in the bed next to me, making really cute noises and trying to fling himself sideways! he'll probably sleep for another hour now so i can go and have a shower...yay!

anyone else had snow? we've had a light dusting, not enough to stop dh from going to work sadly. he really has to go in today as he's interviewing office juniors. "What time's your first victim?" "Candidate, dear. We call them candidates these days."

Morning.
Gave up on Daniel Craig after half an hour, too tired, lol! He deserves my full attention
at the hair in the chinese, eww!
Sorry to hear that ds has a cold Jodie, hope you manage a nap later
EandH - sending calming non-tantrum vibes your way!
and - size 8!!!! I was pre-pg weight by week 2, but mostly tht's because pre-pg I was still carrying ds1's baby fat! I'm in my 'fat' trousers, and don't suppose I'll get into my 'thin' trousers for quite a while. Besides I still find my cs scar irritates if I have anything tight over it.
Not too bad a night, ds2 woke me at 23.30 but still had his eyes closed! He eventually wanted his feed at half twelve, went back to sleep quite well and woke again at 4.30 and absolutely trashed my poor nipple in a crappy crappy feed and then would NOT go back to sleep - then had massive farts and poop which was presumably what was stopping him sleeping since he went off after I changed him. Then ds1 woke at 7 (and is now playing christmas carols on his keyboard - why have jingle bells as a demo on a toy that will last longer than christmas?!).
Goig to meet my mum later to give me some company and a bit of help with the los. dh not texted this morning, so probably hungover

Yes that's the spirit, UD. She is a shrivelled dried out emotionally constipated old prune!

UD - ah feck her, she's a bag

We had a GREAT night again - down at 7.30pm, up at 12.30am then asleep till 6.30am!!! (was making chuntering noises at 5am so turned the monitor off - bad mother )

Laughalot - hair in your chinky is not nice bleurgh

Had snow here overnight, just a dusting but it has already melted.

My mum is coming over about 10am to go shopping with me - I am going to show her the delights of our FAB Primark store (Wilkie may buy a little something for herself again...!!)

Oh yes. DH and I had a row last night about sex. He wants it more than me. We did it last week for first time and I enjoyed it but my sex drive is currently in the toilet. I tried explaining to him that I am tired with a 9 weeks old baby and the ADs do tend to knock my sex drive on the head but he was a bit narky.

Prob is that we didn't have sex while I was pg cos of bleeds (I was paranoid) so we haven't really had sex for the best part of 10 months.

Sorry for all the information, I'm sure it's too early for you to hear about my sex life.

2happy - are you getting on alright without dh there? I'm doing better than I thought I would but not finding time to do the washing or anything as I'm sooo tired, feel like I'm coming down with something too so probably another weekend where we can't take the kids out. Hope you're not too tired.

UD - Glad you're feeling better about mil, she does sound very sefish. Enjoy your shower

Wilkie - I am at your lo sleeping for so long! Have a nice time shopping

eandh - that sounds really good to be sleeping that long, hope Ethan sleeps longer soon, he's only ever gone 5 hours once and that was when he'd been up the whole night before. He usually goes 3-4 hours before waking at night at the most. Hope you don't get a tantrum while you're out.

laughalot - you as well with lo going so long, bet you feel so much better after a long sleep

Wilkie - tell him to take care of himself instead . Sex will be all the more better when you are in the mood for it. We've managed it quite a few times but not in the past week or so as I've been knackered too. We also couldn't have sex when I was pregnant as I had early bleeding and then my waters broke at 22 weeks so that ruled out any action in that department. Dh doesn't seem to mind too much although he did fancy it before he went away but I just wasn't up to it.

Its funny how it goes isn't it? I had raging desires when I was PG and DH didnt (only performed out of duty he told me recently)He's so glad I didnt go the whole 9onths. On the other hand now he's gagging and I cant be bothered with it. He's sorted himself out a couple of times .

I'm back to my pre preg size 10 (dont own scales so dont know what I weigh !)but I'm flabby still with a big overhang. What with that and leaky boobs it's no wonder I dont feel up to it!

He does sort himself but says he wants sex with his wife (we got married when I was 15 weeks pg so haven't properly consummated the marriage!!!!!!)

Well he should be more understanding, it's bloody hard work with a small baby.

That's what I think and then I feel so guilty...is it normal to feel so un-sexual after a baby??

Wlikie,you are completely normal to be feeling so un-sexual (or maybe I am abnormal too )

This is my 3rd baby now, and after each birth I have felt like this. It's only been a few weeks !!!! We just joke about it and he knows we are still good together. He's also fully supportive of me BF too, which helps. Breasts are definitely unsexual things in our home now as they are out all the time. It will come back though, honest babe.

Trust me, things will get back to normal in time. For me, its been when I have got my body back and stopped feeding.

i think it's perfectly normal to feel unsexual after having a baby. maybe it's the truly natural contraception??! before i got pg, i'd just lost about 2 stone in weight, and looking back, may have been bordering on an eating disorder. not for any other reason than absent-mindedness and apathy mind you! but i loved being skinny and i get depressed now because of my stretchmarks and my flab. totally know what you mean DH about the roll of fat when BF-ing! think i may have to invest in a belly band!

pinkcandy - sorry meant to add that your !
day will be better today.

Feel like some sort of soothsayer with all this promising of good things to come.

Right, baby stinks, time to go.

Stretchmarks dont matter one jot - just think what you have produced, one perfect happy and healthy little baby. So what if the tum is a bit worse for wear, its a badge of honour.