hello hello
have been desperate to get on all day and it's just not been happening.
co-sleeping - never worked this out to my satisfaction just froze. E sleeps at boob level, I have my arm out underneath the pillow to stop him going up too high and the duvet pinned between my knees to stop him going under it. warmth provided by a cardigan plus vest top worn under the boobs with a pj top to lift up, thus giving minimal exposure to freezing night air.
babywearing out in the cold - well it will come as no surprise I have things for this Do NOT dress baby warmly in a sling or they will melt if they fall asleep and you want to go inside (though since the smoking ban I suppose you can probs get a latte at an outside table even in Feb). I used to do big fleece coat done up over both of us (baby in warm hat, easily removable) and then I bought a Peekaru vest If it's cold you can then wear your own coat unbuttoned over the top. They have been laughed at before now on MN and the publicity photos look quite dire, but if you get a black one they are v. flattering acksherly and I've had lots of compliments on mine. For rain cover a brolly is good, or for torrential rain/hill walking etc. you can get a Wilkinet Rain Cover and then for even better rain coverage a Suse's Kinder Rain Poncho which folds up small enough to go in the bag as a spare coat for both you and baby together. The only downside of it is that being a poncho the sleevey bits don't fully cover your arms and you get very wet wrists. Suse's Kinder has every imaginable babywearing accessory in fact - she is quite hyperactive and constantly tweaking her designs to allow even more improbable feats of babywearing (all weather coat you can wear newborn twins and a toddler or even triplets in anyone???)
Surprise, Moby is good but stretchies aren't great for older babies. Hmm if you were only getting one, I think I'd get an Ergo, gauze wrap (e.g. GypsyMama) or thick heavy Storchenwiege though it depends on what you like and what you want to do with babies.
Arrghhingly I'm all packed for hospital apart from I can't decide what sling to take. Most probably won't use it much but I can't go with nothing. Stretchy wrap will be hot and annoying to feed in but possibly the easiest to ease over E's sore sides. But maybe the MT would be better as once on it won't touch his sides. Dammit. Help.
DS1 gets back from nursery pretty soon so won't be on much now until after the op (assuming it's not cancelled for some reason - that's a sick with worry face.
i have packed shedloads of food for me. do you think they'll laugh at me?