Hiya all!
mememummy nice to see you back, and wow! 17lbs!! Your dd is obviously doing well, and fab sleeping too well done! As BT said there are a couple of people on here who have/had PND and will be able to help you out better, but FWIW I think we all have bad times, it's not easy this baby lark! But it sounds like you are doing a wonderful job. Interfering in-laws....hmm yes know where you are coming from with that one...
clairey how was your nappy party? That sounds fab! I promised myself I'd move to washables at 6mths...hmmm...I am such a lazy moo I don't know if it's going to happen. What kind do you prefer?
awen that DVD is good isn't it? DH was horrified though, he is a bit of a neat freak and isn't coping well with the thought of spaghetti on the wall etc hee hee! It does seem to make a lot of sense though doesn't it? And crucially (for me!) it seems quite easy! No extra cooking etc required! Gearing myself up for comments on it from everyone though, people are already asking if I am "still" bf-ing, grrr...my mum's jaw just dropped when I said WHO recommends to 2yrs ho ho.
buzzy congrats on the tooth! We had a few terrible nights and dd's 2 front teeth have moved up to just at the surface, tiny dots poking through, but still not cut through properly. So I am bracing myself for the next onslaught when they come through properly.
Ashton and Parsons were the powders I used, they definitely soothed her, would highly recommend!
BT I have been reading that book too, it is good isn't it? The main thing I have been trying is not to let her fall asleep feeding, but tbh it's easier said than done, esp with her "last" feed, as she feeds away, I read or go on MN, then look down and realise she's conked out, d'oh!
re sleep - we are still not getting any! BUT - dd just wakes to feed, every 3hrs almost to the minute, goes straight back down again...so really I am thinking that that is ok? Well, obviously it's not ok as I am bloody knackered, but she is not waking for no reason, and she goes straight back to sleep...what do you think? I am just thinking that at the mo she is still titchy and just needing the night feeds - what does anyone think?
self settling - we are getting better - i think i was getting too impatient, am slowly realising that it does take DD quite a long while to get over, as opposed to in the pram when it's instantaneous! (sp?!). I am also getting better at "reading" her I think - she gets a bit hyper and whiney, starts thrashing around and twisting her back a bit, looking to the side...i was picking her up then thinking there was no hope cos she looked so "awake" but in actual fact that is just her final thrash about before going to sleep.
amani can you come and live with me please?!!! I am so in awe of your cleaning! I live in a tiny shoebox of a house too, it shouldn't be hard but I never seem to get to it. Do you have a routine? in terms of WHEN you do it etc?
on a similar note, clairey i am waiting anxiously for someone to answer re the heap of "to do" paperwork! Mine sits in a heap next to the PC, it looks awful, but anytime I have tidied it away I have forgotten to do the things in the pile, and missed bills etc. Even if they were in a nice tray or something I would probably still forget.
pecka I came across your thread re the Dream Mover, bouncers etc while I was trying to read up on door bouncers, did you ever find a solution? Re the breastpump I am just waiting for a plug adaptor that I ordered from amazon, the collection kits have arrived, so I am almost ready to go! can;t thank you enough!