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For all those knicker-checkers now holding the source of all their worries.

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YouKnowNothingoftheCrunch · 03/08/2009 15:43

I've been meaning to start a thread for everyone on the knicker-checkers graduation board. Just a place to check in and see how we're all doing and offer continued support and a bit more daft chat too

I know we don't get as much time to check in as we used to, so don't feel bad about intermittent posting!

All is well here. Pol is now 3 months old and lovely - a very easy going baby (good thing too with 2 big brothers).

Hope all those new (and not-so-new) babies are thriving.

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scotlass · 03/08/2009 22:00

Hi crunch. Checking in as have been missing my fellow knicker checkers, for some strange reason still don't feel able to join any other thread.

Glad things with you and your DH are still being worked at, dating sounds like more fun, hope he is on the mend now. Your DD sounds gorgeous and much better behaved than my little angel. He is definately a boob man and is a big boy so doesn't seem to be able to go much more than 4hrs before needing something to eat. He's settling from about 9.30pm to 10ish in the morning just waking for feeds before dropping off again so I can't complain too much but holiday and moving to his big cot has put us backward from a 6hr sleep stint.

Hope dan wheely wmmc bunny and all the other lovely knicker checkers who are now nappy checkers come to join us soon.

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YouKnowNothingoftheCrunch · 04/08/2009 16:52

Hi scotlass good to see you. I hope everyone does check in every once in a while, it would be great to hear how we're all getting on. I still look at her and can't quite believe she's really here, but at the same time I can't imagine a time without her - all very odd.

Can't wait until I get some consistent sleep (bad night last night, that'll teach me for saying she's good!). We're going camping next week which should be interesting think I might be crazy

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bunnyinheadlights · 04/08/2009 23:33

thanks crunch for starting this! congrats on pol! i am v indeed for kinda falling off the MN world after dd2 arrived. when i did get time to look at the old thread, i did feel that it would be odd to keep posting about dd2's developments when so many other ladies were going through such tough times. i know that's silly coz i didnt mind when the shoe was on the other foot, but oh well...

hello scotlass! congrats too on your little bubs! it really makes me smile to see fellow grads from knicker checkers!

i totally agree that i am in awe with dd2 - somedays i just stare for verry long periods in disbelief that she is here after all the losses and heartache! she is divine! am absolutely in love with her. she's sleeping through now (5 mths old) but i am still knackered...not sure why think it must the cumulative sleepless nights from before.

hope to hear from the rest of the gang too!

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YouKnowNothingoftheCrunch · 06/08/2009 11:07

bunny glad you found us.

I feel too. That thread was my absolute lifeline for so long, I was on it almost every day, and now I get the chance to post so rarely I just hope they can all join us on here one day. Lovely to see you so happy. your sleep

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Wheelybug · 09/09/2009 22:05

hello

Just spotted this on the knicker checkers thread - haven't been over there in a while !

Not sure if this is active though - are you out there ??????

Off to bed (L may well be 6 months on saturday but she still doesn't sleep very well) - will be back tomorrow !!

Nice to see you all.

ladyhelen2 · 24/09/2009 19:28

Hello cruchie I was just skimming through the knicker checkers to see if any more babies had arrived and spotted this.
Hello to wheely scotlass. Hows things?
SOrry to hear of your ups and downs crunchie. I've only got to early August on the old thread so maybe there are more updates.
As for us, Rufus is now 4 months. 4 MONTHS. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN??

sydneysuze · 06/10/2009 11:46

Hi NappyCheckers!

Just checking in as have to feed LittleSyd again in a second. We're off out for lunch with our NCT group today - will be our first social outing and we're both a bit nervous...

Have never fed in public before!

Lovely to see you all here - I know we won't have as much time as before to post but it's still great to know you're all 'out there' - well, I'm out there in more ways than one at the mo. Put two DVDs in the fridge this week, butter and cheese by the telly

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YouKnowNothingoftheCrunch · 07/10/2009 12:46

Hi syd

Great to see you here. As you can see none of us post here that often but it's a good place to touch base.

I put the TV remote in the fishtank, so I think I win the "stupid things done" competition.

Ladyhelen good to see you! They're suddenly all so big. Things are going well here at the moment (she says with her fingers firmly crossed) although to say it has been a rough road would be an understatement!

Wheely! Helloooo! We're here! Honest! But blink and you'll miss us! No sleep here either, so I sympathise

x

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YouKnowHumanBonesCrunch · 14/10/2009 13:51

Just wanted to share my

Pol slept through for the first time (properly) last night!

10 hours! I can't believe it!

Suffered with ridiculous engorgement of course, but it's worth it for sleep!

Ah, sleep. I've missed sleep.

Sadly we're going away this weekend, so guaranteed disruption and back-to-square-one. But at least I know she can do it now!

cece · 23/10/2009 22:58

Oh hello everyone! Just found this thread

Nice to see you all again. Tom is five months today, and has started moving... a combination of rolling and pulling himself across the wooden floor! Gave me a bit of a shock when I heard the door opening and closing in the living room today. I was in the kitchen. When I went in it was him; he looked absolutely delighted!

mumskullface · 28/10/2009 14:08

Wave to everyone! All's well over here. Connor 4 months now, (It's mumface)

YouKnowHumanBonesCrunch · 02/11/2009 13:49

Hi mumface and cece where has the time gone? Polly is 6 months in a week - how did that happen?

cece Pol seems a bit lazy on the movement front (and I am NOT complaining ) she can shuffle about a bit but still isn't rolling over. I think she's going to skip all that entirely and go straight to walking and sitting

scarlotti · 16/11/2009 21:36

Hi all

Thought I'd pop in as I can now officially join - Ioan was born a week ago and is absolutely gorgeous!!
Envying all your sleep filled nights but am thoroughly enjoying the newborn stage and we're managing to feed lying down so the nights aren't too bad.

Hope everyone are enjoying their babies and are happy - we certainly feel as though things turned a corner for us when this pg stuck, and his arrival has just cemented that feeling

alana39 · 17/11/2009 11:05

Just popped over to say hello too. Now off to see if I can get some sleep.

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YouKnowNothingoftheCrunch · 26/11/2009 13:43

Hello

scarlotti that's great news.

alana hope you succeeded on the sleep front.

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herbaceous · 01/12/2009 20:33

Hello ladies! Only just discovered this thread... Sam is now nearly five months old, and just the most fantastic addition to my life. He's smiley, chatty and cute as a button, and I love him desperately. I'm sure you all know the feeling!

Feeling super-bad today, though, as he fell off the settee while I was boiling a kettle. Seems perfectly fine, but shook me up good and proper, I can tell you...

Lovely to find you all.

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YouKnowNothingoftheCrunch · 02/12/2009 15:06

Hi herb

You poor thing! It's horrible when something like that happens. Don't worry, we've all done something similar at some point.

Sam is a great name BTW (can you guess one of my lot already has it )

It's so nice to be on this thread with all the good news and updates.

DD ( still love being able to type that) is currently giggling madly at me every time I turn to look at her. So I'm off to tickle her for a bit.

Hope you're all getting lots of sleep

x

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sydneysuze · 03/12/2009 09:42

Hi NappyCheckers!

How are things? Lovely to hear news of you Herb and Cece, and glad you're over here Alana and Scarlotti.

We're doing well - LittleSyd has just slept through from 11.30 - 6am for 3 nights in a row [pride emoticon] and I am just soooo grateful to her

We are off today to one of those places where you make plates and mugs with hand/footprints on, my NCT group meet weekly and that's what we're doing this morning. Can't believe she's 10 weeks old!!!!

On the subject of NCT our local branch looks likely to close unless some of us muck in a bit more on the committee etc. I'm in two minds - on the one hand I want to help as I've benefitted so much from my own group, on the other my own experience (esp with feeding as we combine feed now) clashes with the Party Line, we will be in Oman all of Jan and Feb, and I wanted to get away from paperwork during my Mat Leave and just be a mum.

Ho hum, what to do? Plus I must confess to finding some of the people in charge of our branch either wishy-washy or holier-than-thou

Lord alone knows what they think of me ...

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YouKnowNothingoftheCrunch · 03/12/2009 11:28

syd it sounds to me like they need you

If more people with a "Look, just take it as it comes and don't feel bad about it" attitude, took the lead then the NCT wouldn't alienate and hurt so many new mums.

Oops, mini-rant!

I do wish I had joined though, I have yet to go to one mother and baby thing. And actually I know I'm missing out on meeting people.

Feeling a bit lonely at the moment. Everything with DH has taken so much energy that I find it hard to go out. I think I'm getting a bit stuck in a very unfulfilling routine. But I also LOVE just being with ds2 and dd ().

Not sure how I can fit more in without exhaustion.

Wish some of you lot lived up North ()

Maybe one day we should arrange a meet up down South somewhere. I bet none of you look like I imagine!

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sydneysuze · 05/12/2009 08:27

Hey Crunch big hugs your way

Know what you mean about the 'L' word - I would have been as lonely as hell these last few weeks without the mates I've met from my ante-natal group. We're all here for you still, shame we don't get as much time to post these days. For a lovely reason tho

You can still join NCT if you want and go along to Bumps and Babes or coffee mornings etc - our branch also does parents' nights off (at pubs, eek!) and country walks etc. Great way to meet people. And there are always biscuits or cake

A meet-up might be nice - take a lot of organising though. And there's a pic of LittleSyd on my profile page now if you want to take a peek (haven't been brave enough to put one of me up yet). Hope things with your DH aren't too awful. I know relationships can be hard work but I think you're being pushed to the limit.

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YouKnowNothingoftheCrunch · 07/12/2009 12:32

Littlesyd is gorgeous syd

Things with DH are up and down but nowhere near as bad as when I was pregnant. Which makes me really angry that he could be so vile when I was so vulnerable, and so caring when I don't need it in the same way.

The other problem with NCT in my area is there isn't a group in my town, so I either have to travel an hour North or an hour South. When I first got here I did get in touch and they said they'd get me the info, but then never called back and I let it slide since I wasn't 100% sure I wanted to join in the first place.

But it's good to know it's not too late if I want to join.

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alana39 · 09/12/2009 14:08

Hello everyone. Feeling a bit down today (despite a reasonable amount of sleep last night for the first time in a week) as I now have something else to worry about. DS3's eyes have started shaking at times, which may be nothing but I googled it and apparently this can be associated with vision problems. Have managed to get GP appointment for first thing tomorrow - not that hopeful that he will even have his eyes open, and sod's law says that if he does, he won't have any shaking as it's not all the time. And just as I was getting used to reduced levels of worrying. Sorry to come onto a lovely cheerful thread with this.

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YouKnowNothingoftheCrunch · 09/12/2009 15:29

alana we're here for support too.

You know you should never ever google symptoms I'm sure it will be nothing. I vaguely remember ds2 having something similar for a bit, it was while he was still struggling to focus and I reckon he just liked to make the world all swirly He has no visual problems at all (he's 4).

We never stop worrying do we?

I hope it all turns out to be nothing.

xxx

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alana39 · 10/12/2009 11:51

Thanks Crunch. Have been to the GPs who hasn't seen it before so has referred us to a neonatologist. Feel slightly better for being in the system to have it looked at - and have spent the rest of the morning just having a cuddle and generally enjoying having a baby. Also good as I've realised that the feeding is now much easier (and pain free) which is a useful reminder that the hard stuff, like no sleep, does pass before you realise it.

Now just need to stop myself ever looking up stuff more important than song lyrics on the internet and wait and see what happens.

YouKnowStuffingIsForLunch · 10/12/2009 13:19

alana that's great that they've referred you so quickly. Fingers crossed for you both.

It's so nice when the feeding becomes pain free, and how bit by bit it goes from every 2 hours to every 3 hours to every 4 hours and then suddenly you have time to actually do things

Even song lyrics can be dodgy!