Hi all, sorry for the long absence again, now Evie is much more mobile (and DH is off work) I seem to have even less time! She is a gorgeous little thing but doesn't stay where you put her for a moment any more! When she is on her stomach she can now lift her legs off the ground and use her arms to spin herself around to change the direction she is facing - DH says she looks like a turtle with no shell! She is not crawling yet (thankfully) but is having a good go at getting her legs under herself and she is starting to pull herself along the carpet too. Today she has sat for the first time! She has done a few seconds unsupported before but she sat for a couple of minutes today and by this evening she was really quite good at it!
Things have not been so fab for me, I have always been a little OCD but it has got worse again lately and I have been feeling quite anxious. Luckily my HV is very approachable and she came round for a chat, she made me do that PND questionaire thingy again, got 11.5 this time (got 7 last time) so she said I was borderline but she seems confident we can sort it out. She has referred me to another lady so hopefully it can be nipped in the bud.
For all those wanting more babies but their DHs are saying no - do not despair! My DH said all along that 2 was all he wanted but having another was his idea! I think it just takes time, DS2 was around 16 months old when he first mentioned wanting another and 3 when he finally suggested it.
Another BFer here who is starving! I spoke to HV and she told me that DD is needing more calories now she is older/more active and therefore so do I. She recommended eating a bowl of cereal before bed, porridge is particularly good. I don't know if it is because of this or because she has found her 'niche' but Evie has managed to follow a line for the last 6 weeks (touch wood) instead of slowly dropping! I also think you retain weight while BFing (boobs will be heavier for starters), I lost 1/2 stone after stopping with each of my DSs.
Evie has now been having little tastes of food for the last 2 weeks, she is loving carrot and broccoli and also likes apple and bannana. She didn't like mango though and while plum went down well it gave her a rash (?!) so we will be avoiding that for a while. I started giving her a baby breakfast today - it is one that needs mixing with water rather than milk so that is great. I bought baby rice but haven't even opened it as I am too rubbish at expressing!
Lizzer, congrats on your engagement! Fab ring too! Also am glad you found all your photos on your ipod, must be such a relief!
Skid, I find it difficult to understand people's attitudes to BFing at times, personally I am proud that I am still feeding DD myself at 22 weeks and have no problems feeding her in public - I even fed her in the job centre the other day as she was fussing!
Amani, at the chicken on the pizza! Hope they got you another and you got it for free! Don't these people understand basic principles like keeping the meat stuff separate from the veggie stuff??? We went for a carvery the other day and the guy was going to pick up some stuffing and yorkies with the same serving stuff as he had used for the chippolatas - I made him go and get a clean set! I once ordered a veggie burger from McDonalds and it looked a bit odd, I thought they had changed the recipe or something - turned out it was a filet o fish burger! I was nearly sick - one of the only times I have ever had meat in my mouth.
Fifi, you are fab, your friend is very lucky to have you!
Sorry for the really long post, didn't realise I had so much to say! Hope your all having good weekends xxx