May 2010: All the babies have arrived, welcome to the other side!

[rachelfruitloop]

Here we are ladies, a new Postnatal thread! I wonder if we'll fill this one up as fast with one-handed typing?!

hello all! extremely self indulgent post... i passed...there must have been some devine intervention but i passed!!!!dont know what mark yet just posted all who passed.

Congratulations itshappened - that's great news and I am really impressed with those of you that took exams/did interviews etc in the late stages of pregnancy. And that's great news hobnob about the hearing test.

Welcome berelin ML sorry about your rubbish family. I find it hard enough with the lack of acknowledgement from my eldest brother that I even have children and I couldn't imagine if the rest of my family were like that.

Pigley I love the looks we get from people when we roll in with the 2 DCs - we had lunch in the pub yesterday but we've always been determined to keep going out and doing things so hopefully we'll carry it on. DH is already arranging for us to go to the first football match of the new season as he wants the girls to be fans of his team... DD1 went to 3 matches last season, not that she had much of a clue what was going on!

cupcake hope you heal quickly; the LOs can be quite funny sometimes - DD2 will be starving but spend the whole time putting her hand in her mouth which means obviously that she can't latch on which makes her more frustrated so waves her hand around even more. It's difficult though as I don't want to be too forceful moving her arms in case I do her some damage...

DD2 may well have a cold which would possibly explain her sleeping last night. She's fed relatively well today though doesn't look quite as perky as normal. I'd like to say that I got to have 8 hours sleep as well but such is life!

Hi all, just another quickie as pc not working. Grr. So on phone.

Wanted to say congrats to homebirthmummy sorry you had a tough time but glad you are home and recovering.

Happy birthday first! Really sorry to hear about your DH - and as others have said, what a tactless tw*t he is with that timing. Could it just be baby nerves that are making him freak out? I hope you manage to get to talk about it. And do something nice for yourself today if you can. Thinkng of you.

Well done with exam itshappened , that's great!

We went to big scream today Mdm, probably were in same screen! It's good isn't it? I remember with DD1 I had never been so well up on all the latest releases!

Anyway, better get back to feeding - love to everyone.

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the birthday wishes. Just a quick bulletin as on parents pc and the internet is painfully slow. I really really will respond to personals soon though promise! So yup, my bday today, not a significant age or anything but not even a card from other half. Not even a text message until about an hour ago where it simply read "happy bday." not even a kiss on the end, phah. Screw men! Have come to my parents today for a bit of a change of scene. Was a lovely surprise to find my best friend here and her and mum had put balloons up for me and little presents from Chloe. Think they knew he wouldnt do anything so was a lovely gesture from them both. I want to be with him still, I really feel Chloe deserves even a chance of her parents trying. Just a chance. I want her to grow up knowing we tried. But he doesnt agree. I mentioned Relate and he almost laughed. Chloe is being registered on Monday and when I asked whether he'd turn up to the registry office he shrugged. So I have no idea if he will. I love him, I married him for that reason, I had a baby with him for that reason. But he doesnt care about me at all anymore. I feel worthless, unwanted and all the other negatives. My one happy thing in my life right now is my beautiful daughter and I know she must come first.

Sorry forgot to say in my rush earlier huge congrats to homebirthmummy so glad you finally have your baby! And another whopper!
So sorry it was traumatic. I can't exactly relate to your situation obviously but I didn't get the birth I wanted either and it is a hard thing to deal with. I definitely recommend asking to go through the labour notes with a senior midwife. We did the other day and was v helpful in understanding what happened and why.

carikube Jude gets all 'handsy' while feeding too- cracks me up that he's rooting like mad then just starts sucking his own hand another favourite is when dh lifts him up to his face he starts sucking dh's nose so cute.

of those of you getting out to dinner with your LOs...can't wait to get to that stage!

Thought we should bring our list over

THE MAY 2010 (OR THEREABOUTS!) BABIES

11 April LuckyC, GIRL, MATILDA, 14.47
15 April ForcesSweetheart, GIRL, MOLLY, 10.27, 7lbs 6ozs
16 April Littleowls, BOY, JOEL, 14.40, 4lb 8oz
16 April Memorylapse, GIRL, OLIVIA GRACE, 6.17pm, 6lbs 11.5ozs
23 April Sophie2008, BOY, COREY DREW 7lbs 2.5oz and GIRL, MIRIAM ELIZABETH 7lbs 4oz
27 April Brightredballoon, GIRL, 10am, 7lb 12oz
27 April Pagen, BOY, JACK JOHN, 7.30am, 9lbs 2ozs
29 April littleonemum, GIRL, LUX EMILIE, 9.40pm, 7lbs 7 ozs
29 April mummymunchkins, BOY, ZAKARIYA IDRIS, 7lbs 4oz
04 May fiveisanawfullybignumber, GIRL, FLORENCE MARGARET GRACE, 6.14pm,
04 May hormonalmum, GIRL
05 May sweetkitty, BOY, JACOB DAVID JOHN, 4.52am, 8lbs 5ozs
05 May Mustbemadno3 GIRL, LILLIA VICTORIA SOFIA, 05.05am 6lbs 8ozs
06 May Alle, BOY, OSCAR, 12.20pm 6lbs 8ozs
06 May alexw, GIRL, JULIA MAUD, 7lbs2oz
07 May TwentiethCenturyHeffa, BOY, CORIN, 7lbs1oz
07 May sheepgomeep, GIRL, JESSICA, 9lbs 12.5oz
08 May Lizzie9442, GIRL, LOUISE, 9.01pm, 10lbs
10 May Hobnobfanatic, GIRL
11 May 30ish, BOY, OLIVER JAMES, 10:05am, 9lbs 7oz.
12 May kateyjane, BOY, THOMAS EDWARD, 11.29am, 7lbs 12ozs
13 May MarquiseDeMerteuil, BOY, FELIX BENJAMIN, 5lbs 15oz
14 May itshappenedagain, GIRL, FLORENCE ELEANOR, 5.22am, 8lb 6oz
14 May TomlinTowers, GIRL, SOPHIE MAE, 8.43am, 9lbs 7oz
15 May pigleychez, GIRL, LUCY OLIVIA, 9.30am 7lbs 12oz
15 May slipperthief, BOY, DANIEL HENRY, 7.28pm, 8lbs 4oz
16 May Wibblela, GIRL, REFAELLA, 12.22am, 8lbs 4oz
17 May pamelat, BOY, ALEXANDER, 12.14pm, 7lbs 8oz
17 May Morph2, BOY, JACOB ANTHONY, 7.50pm, 6lbs 11ozs
18 May squirtsmum, GIRL, REBECCA LOUISE, 1.37am, 9lbs 14.5oz
18 May MinnieMummy, GIRL, 8.31am, 10lbs 11oz
18 May KatnKankles, GIRL, AVA ROSE, 8lbs 14oz
19 May TinyVeins, GIRL, VERITY RUTH ELLEN, 00.41am, 6lbs 2oz
19 May Sweetpeasmum, GIRL, SOPHIE ELIZABETH, 6.38am
20 May Sassles, BOY, SAMUEL, 9lbs 4oz
20 May KaffaCakes, BOY, ALBERT STANLEY, 1.09am, 7lbs 8.5oz
20 May Den26, BOY, RIAN ALEXANDER, 7lbs 13oz
21 May Carikube, GIRL, ALICE JANE, 2.17am, 8lbs 5oz
21 May peaky, BOY, FINN, 2.47am, 7lbs 12oz
21 May Gils, GIRL, MELISSA ANNE, 3.38am, 8lbs 10oz
21 May Rachelfruitloop, BOY, ERIC DAVID, 3.48am, 11lbs 2oz
23 May newmomma, GIRL, 6.34am, 8lbs 12.5oz
24 May Mollycuddles, GIRL, MOLLY LETITIA ROSE, 2.24am, 8lbs 3oz
24 May LuckyMiller, BOY, IRA JACOB, 8lbs 2oz
25 May Hollyoaks, GIRL, GRACE ANNABEL, 6lb 110z, 00:07
25 May JamesandtheGiantBanana, GIRL, 7lbs
25 May Nimk, GIRL, 6lbs 8oz
26 May myfirstbump, GIRL, DARCEY ELIZABETH, 2.18am 8lbs 15oz
27 May first1, GIRL, CHLOE GRACE, 8lbs 3oz
28 May AnAngelWithin, GIRL, WILLOW, 00.34, 8lbs 15oz
29 May schipo, BOY, HUXLEY, 4.40am, 7lbs 13oz
03 Jun RacquelWelsh, BOY, GEORGE, 6.20am, 7lbs 9oz
03 Jun Moggmum, BOY, DYLAN ASHLEY, 7.34am, 7lbs 10oz
03 Jun AliMouse, BOY, CALEB LLOYD, 2.31pm, 8lbs 1oz
04 Jun Yorky, BOY, DAVID LUKE, 2.05am, 9lbs 1oz
05 Jun cupcakefairy, BOY, JUDE, 3.11am, 8lbs
05 Jun Booboomonster, GIRL, ARIEL INDIA, 3.25am, 10lbs 4oz
05 Jun Ande, BOY, 09.54am, 6lbs 12oz
07 Jun Homebirthmummy4, GIRL, VIRGINIA NIAMH, 23.42, 10lbs

Stupidly left laptop charger at meeting yesterday so back to phone posting. Am following everyone's posts and will do more personals when I get back on computer. I love this place as I can just be honest. Not sure why I can't do that in rl - just too scared to show weakness and a lot of people who know me think I'm much stronger than I am. Bf group was a disaster - arrived to a sign about today being a picnic which I wasn't prepared for. Felt a bit like tthe one kid in class not invited to the party but me and dh went for a walk which was lovely and then I had a nap so feel fine this pm. Molls is feeding constantly and up from 3 am to nearly 6 last night but she's started smiling so I forgive her. Registered her today so we're official.

Sorry all for selfish post, especially to first who is going through so much but we have found out today that my FIL has bowel cancer. We dont know much more about it. DH s quite concerned but its odd as you still go about your day to day tasks, bath, bedtime etc ... he may well be fine of course too. It would appear 50% of people are fine (just a quick google)

He is only 60. All seems to depend on how quickly you have caught it, hopefully very early on.

Also a quick baby Q on feeding again please (odd to still ask these when just found out re FIL but you still have every day life), Alex has just breastfed for 2.5 hours (the first half an hour not a lot of milk there as he seemed fretful but then I could see the milk and he was calm etc. Anyway, after this mammoth session he has just drank his evening bottle of 120ml!) To any of the mums using formula, do you find yourself giving them more than the recommended amount? Ie it says 6 feeds a day, Alex has 2 in 4 hours and is then breastfed all day, so seems a lot!!

Also his sleep has got worse, he was waking 2 and 5am. Now midnight, 2am, 430am, 530, 630am ... hard going.

pamelat - so sorry to hear about your FIL, I know what you mean about day to day tasks though. We don't use formula so no advice there but I don't think I have ever fed for 2.5 hours. I tend to unlatch mine after 20-30 mins during the day as I figure they are just comfort sucking after that and they have had enough plus I cannot sit and feed and feed, Jacob will take himself off after a bit anyway or be sick.

His day has been like this slept from 11pm to 4.15am, fed and back to sleep, he moaned about 6 this morning had about 2 sucks and went back to sleep, I woke him at 8.15am for the school run, 10 min feed and into car seat, slept in car seat until 11.45am. Fed twice. Was grizzly but awake and had another feed about 2ish. Slept from 2.45-5.45pm, feed, bath, feed now is grizzling a bit and expect he will be up now until 10pm now. Don't suppose this is that bad, the evening grizzling will go and hopefully he will start to spend periods on his own without crying.

mollycuddles - oh no I hate when you turn up and don't know what is going on, don't be put off though

first1 - happy birthday, sorry to hear your DH is still being an arse. So what is he actually wanting, to be single again? Well he may be single but he will still always be a Dad now and have that responsibility thats goes with it.

itshappenedagain - congratulations on passing your exam, well done

cupcake - yey on the sitting down, sorry you are having a hard time BFing but glad you are getting some support. Don't worry about things said at 2am in the morning, sometimes you are just so desperate to sleep, it's sheer frustration more than anything else. Your DH probably feels so helpless that he cannot help you and it is all left to you. BFing is very draining in that it is always you, hard to be tied to a little person 24/7.

pigley - forgot to say happy anniversary can you imagine the looks we get now, erm table for 6?

berelin - congratulations on your DD2, can you divulge her name?

carikube - could be a blip the fab sleep or you have got a rare sleeper, DD1 was like this, I wondered what all the fuss was about, she was going 8-8 at 6 weeks, 2 hours morning and afternoon as well, I was bored more than anything. Then I got DD2....... I still have to wake DD1 in the morning she is like me like to sleep.

Felt terrible when I got up this morning but some paracetamol and Lucozade sorted me out a bit, blooming sore throat again, Jacob still a bit sniffly and DD3's nose is streaming constantly.

Hi All

Just a quick post to say many congrats to ItsHappenedAgain on your exam results!!

First1 - sorry that your H didn't send you a card or anything, I hope you can concentrate on your DD and find things to enjoy when you are with her.

carikube - as long as your LO is alert and responsive in the day, feeding well, gaining weight and not sleeping 24/7 then I would count my lucky stars! If you are concerned, could you chat to your HV?

Berelin - welcome

Mollycuddles - sorry the BF group wasn't a good experience - are you going to try it again next week?

Pamelat - no proper advice about formula, sorry - I can't remember what we did with DS. I agree with SK that feeding constantly for 2.5 hours would suggest comfort rather than feeding - DD snacks for 2 hours in the evening, but that is 20 mins on, 10 mins off, 5 mins on, 5 mins off etc not just solid sucking. However I guess you don't know how much he is getting from you on the BFs?? Have you tried using a dummy to see if that will help with the need to suck (sorry if you are opposed to dummies!)?

cupcake - stick with the feeding, your DS will learn how to take the milk properly, they adapt remarkably quickly when it comes to getting their food!

MDM/Booboo - hope the big scream was good - which film did you see and was it any good?

DD has decided not to tank up tonight - went down to sleep at 8.30 and still sleeping, so off to get an early night and take advantage - sure way to wake her up! Does anyone else find that their DC are somehow linked to the sofa/kettle so the minute that you sit down or the kettle boils they wake up?! DD is uncanny in her ability to wake up the minute I finish my housework and sit down for a cup of tea!

Wow, the new thread is filling up quickly already!

Congratulations Ithappened - awesome work!

Welcome Berelin tomlin - it's called Big Scream at our cinema as well - is yours a picturehouse one? Booboo - yes, I was at Big Scream this morning too! Which film did you see? I saw Greenberg. Didn't think much of the film but enjoyed the whole cinema experience. I met up with a friend who was there with her nct mates, one of whom, it turned out, was an old school friend of mine who I haven't seen for 15 years!

peaky - love the new name.

Happy birthday first1 your family and friends sound great, glad you have some good support from them.

sassles - your HV sounds like a moron! Like SK, I had understood that you can't overfeed a breastfed baby. if they guzzle too much, it will just all come back up again!

ML sorry about your family not showing much interest in your DCs.

Brilliant news about the hearing test Hobnob - must be such a relief.

Happy anniversary Pigley - the trip out for a chinese sounds great!

Cupcake - brilliant news about being discharged from the physio, and hooray about being able to sit down properly, I remember what a relief that was!

Carikube and Cupcake Felix is another one who tries to eat his own hand when feeding - he gets so eager, sometimes he even slaps the boob in his excitement and seems to chatter to the nipple while he's trying to feed! If he struggles to get a fast enough flow he purses his lips together and pulls really hard on the nipple or shakes it from side to side. Carikube - I know what you mean about not wanting to move their arms away too forcefully. Have you tried swaddling her?

first1 I didn't say happy birthday earlier - hope you managed to have a decent day and I say tell your H to stuff it. You and Chloe sound as though you could be so much happier without him.

molly glad you feel you can share things here...

pamelat when DD1 was on formula there were times when she had more than the recommended amount but that was more when she was 6+ months old (we did baby led weaning so she really wasn't eating much in the early days so compensated with more milk)

Drama round here today was that I decided that DD2 really wasn't herself this afternoon - after the night she had with no feeds, she felt hot and was very lethargic all day and then threw up this afternoon (she's not a sicky baby at all) so went to the GP. She freaked me out by saying she wanted to refer us to the paediatric assessment unit so we had to go up to the hospital and were there for ages. By this stage DD2 had revived quite a lot and was alert and mostly happy so they declared there was nothing wrong with her (but it took them 2.5 hours to say this). At least we know she's ok...

Tomlin/MDM I saw letters to Juliet at the big scream. The film was so so - nice scenery and sweet story. Can't complain - it is quite relaxing in there even tho Dd2 was sick half way through!

Carikube - glad all is well with your LO. Its a worry with babies as you can't tell how sick they are.

In bed now on iPhone but DD2 seems to be wide awake... Here's hoping for decent sleeps all round!

No sign of my charger so have ordered new one from eBay - will therefore attempt to do some personals on phone. Apologies in advance to those I miss, my typos and other errors/omissions.

first1 thinking about you. If H is determined to be such an arse then I wonder if you should ask him to go. Maybe he needs to face the reality of the situation rather than smugly saying and doing what he wants with no consequences. He is responsible for Chloe no matter what and he doesn't need to go along for her registration as you're married. Hope you have a peaceful day.

itshappenedagain - mega congrats

tomlin/booboo/mdm - big scream sounds great. Wish they did similar around here.

carikube - glad LO is ok and hope you had another good night

pamelat - I feel your pain. Molls fed from 8.30 to about 1 last night. I got very grumpy and frustrated with her. I feel guilty now. Dd1 used to do similar so you're not alone and this can be normal for some babies. Ds was ff by a month - I never got bf established with him. By 12 weeks he was having 12oz per ff - way above the recommendations but he was 75th centile for weight and 91st centile for height so wasn't overweight despite apparent "over eating." Some babies are just hungrier. Knowing that doesn't make it any easier to cope though. Hope your FIL is ok x

Welcome berelin

Glad you're healing downstairs cupcake - healing thoughts to nipples now. Keep trying re alternate positions if they're easy on the nips. I find the cradle hold on left is not comfortable or good for latch but Molly likes it. She accepts the offered alternatives better now though.

Yay re hearing test hobnob - we're going for Molly's repeat one today and then hopefully out for lunch. Have to go to paeds ward at hospital for check re jaundice too but hope that is quick.

Happy anniversary pigley - Chinese sounds goooood

Sorrh your family are rubbish ML - my lot are mostly great although haven't heard from my brother since Molly was born. I got flowers but reckon his partner organised that. No email or text or phone call. He doesn't like kids especially babies but is a real kick in the teeth as my family are the most important thing to me. Important for me to be reminded how lucky I am that they're not all so rubbish.

Hope you're ok HBmummy - hope to hear all about gorgeous Virginia soon

Love the new name too peaky

morning. very quick post as virginia not quite settled. she disturbed every hour last night, i am shattered, on the positive side, and at risk of making you all i was mental enough to step on the scales this morning, i am 12kilos lighter than before i got pregnant! lets hope i dont gain any with all the choc biscuits, i need to eat when feeding her and as its only day 3 at home have not yet worked out what sort of snacks are quick and easy to grab whilst feeding...any advice? i read everyones posts on my blackberry while feeding but cant get it to move to postnatal, grrr and it wont let me post. its great to read how everyone is doing, and how life is becoming normal for most people. i am having debriefing with obstetrician on wednesday then i will post birth story. i cant help wondering if it would have gone pear shaped anyway or whether it was the induction i feel so guilty about her arrival. sorry about your situation first1, be strong, thinking of you.

Hey All,

Rachel thanks for new post.

Will be back to read everyone's news later

hi all
right, decent post as oscar is sleeping, fingers cross...
re: weight loss, i lost nearly a stone one week after the birth, haven't shred a pound since, i think you shouldn't worry about number of pounds for a couple of months, just try to eat well and recover from birth, wether bf or not.

first1, whatever you do, just try to be happy, you and your daughter, especially so soon after birth, the rest can wait, you'll eventually find a way, and i agree with the rest of the advice, vent as much as you need, cry, shout, hit a pillow... but surround yourself with people who loves you
happy birthday!!!!!

caricube, i know what you mean, oscar went last night from 10.30 to 5.30 without a feed, and i wonder if i didn't wake up at night when he was crying or he might be 'sick', but toxic nappy , so i guess he is all right

thank you all for bf support, it is improving slowly but i do get frustrated/cross about it

and that is the end of my peace as oscar is crying like he was dying or something

Happy 1 month birthday to Alice, Melissa and Eric! Finn is celebrating being 4 weeks old by being a grumpy little bum today.
We went and did some footprints on a mug yesterday as a Fathers Day present, Finn was not impressed at all, and shattered the peace and quiet of ladies having a creative lunch!
carikube glad to hear all is well with LO. How is she today?
molly and cupcake everything seems much worse at night, i have def lost the plot once or twice, last night said when woken by crying finn "ffs its has only been twenty min since last feed" it had actually been 2hrs sleep deprivation makes you crazy!
hobnob great news re the hearing test, finn passed his repeat test yesterday too. When dp picked up out of the pram, finn chose that moment to release the poo we had been waiting two days for - nappy leaked all over his white shirt

Happenedagain- Woohoo! congratulations!

Carikube- Any more long sleeps? Lucy must of heard you as last night she fed at 8.30 then slept till 4am when she woke for a quick feed then back off till 7am.
Fingers crossed so far she seems to have day and night pretty sussed... Unlike DD who used to be wide awake all night!
Glad everything is ok after your trip to the hospital.

First1- Hope you enjoyed your birthday despite everything. Bless your best friend too
((hugs))

Mollycuddles- Yay for being official!
Dont you just hate not knowing about something... it totally throws you doesnt it.

Pamlet- to hear about your FIL. Lets hope they have caught it early.

SK- Hope your feeling better today.

Tomlin- Hell yes! Lucy seems to have a dinner raydar and wants a feed the moment I sit down to eat!

MDM, Cupcake and Carikube- Lucy is another "boxer" and her hands are always in the way. I wrap a muslin round her arms kinda like swaddling,just so they are out the way.

MDM- How funny bumping into the old school friend. When DD1 was 3 mths I met a lady at toddler group who was opposite me in hosptial in the post-natal ward. We still see each other most weeks now and the girls are nearly two.

Homebirthmummy- Hope the debriefing goes well and you manage to get your head around what happened.

Alle- at the "crying like hes dying" They are very dramatic arent they

Peaky- Know what you mean about everything seeming 10X worse at night.
It feels like your just dropped off when its actually been hours. Even when we get 4/5 hour slots I still feel knackered when i wake up!
Loving Finns explosive nappy timing
Lucy seems to be impecable timing too with being sick... Usually just after ive got her dressed for the day or just as ive put her in the car ready to go out!!

Cant believe ive managed to write this long post without interuption! Lucy is asleep in her rocker and DD1 is napping.- shes had 2 hours so far!

Hi all, it's myfirstbump here! With a new name and everything! I figured I couldn't keep calling myself a bump, when I'm back in pre-pregnancy jeans today...

Darcey is napping on Daddy at the moment - he's taking full advantage of an afternoon off work with lots of cuddles! Don't know whether I should wake her up for a feed though - it's been nearly 4 hours!

Thank you Rachel for the lovely new postnatal thread! How grown up are we now??

first1 - thinking of you, and sending lots of virtual hugs your way.

pigley - I meant to say, Storky told me to ask what the Baby Balm was like! I'll have to get some too, as Darcey's hands and feet are in need of softening up.

Tomlin - We definitely have that feet up moment! As soon as dinner is on plates, she knows! We're getting used to eating in relay now...

She put on 8.5oz this week at her weigh in, so I'm not worried about my milk at all. Slightly concerned about still having a sore nipple - it's been two weeks now. I think it's that she's not opening her mouth wide enough when she's feeding from the right hand side, but I don't really know how to fix it. She was the same on the left to start, but suddenly got it after a couple of weeks. Fingers crossed the same will happen again.

Love the sound of Big Scream! Will have to see if there's one round here - typical that there are good films coming out when I'm attached at the boob to the baby!

dancingthroughlife...8.5oz WOW! sounds like you have a good feeder there! the neonatal nurses told me that a decent sized baby can go 6 hours between feeds before they need waking up.

question ladies,
a friend has told me that she is not sure if it is safe to put sun cream on baby, now, i don't know if she was politely telling me not to do it, or she actually does not know
what have you been doing?
i am keeping him on the shade with a sunhat on, so probably no need for the cream as well and i am just being overprotective...
my baby is also blonde with very fair skin, so overprotection justified, i think
help, please...
also, oscar is blonde and has blue eyes at 6 weeks, when the eyes of your babies have changed, if they did?

also bf: we are now feeding for an hour every time, but still using top ups, only took 6 weeks... any weird pains in the breast, ladies with bf bless?

Well done Rachel on the new thread. Good that we've all reached the other side...

Hardly any time spent on my computer these days but do manage to read posts during night feeds but as others have said, hard to reply doing one handed typing.

first1 hope you are alright and have good friends around you.

Congrats homebirthmummy, I've been thinking about having a debriefing with the local midwife too as there are several questions I'd like to ask, I feel it's important to understand what happened in order to get my head round things properly.

Pamelat sorry to hear about your FIL, as someone else said, hope it's been caught soon enough.

cupcake congrats on being able to sit down. Me too! Such a relief!

memorylapse at your family. Have similar stuff going on with some of my family. Quite depressing if I think about it too much.

George Charles is official now and has also had a 10 day check up at the Drs, a 2 week old hearing test (that's all fine) and we've been signed off by the midwife and handed over the Health Visitor.

We've had both sets of parents staying which was OK ish but got sick of "oh, he CAN'T be hungry again can he?! when you were a baby I only fed you every 4 hours... " etc. Was glad when they all left us alone.

Argh. Got to go, not finished really but there you go

Take care all and it's really great to be on "the other side"

one handed again, sorry

am jealous of your long sleeps, i was happy with our 830pm-1am-330am-530am-745am until coming on here!!

my monkey is a hungry one, greedy like me

am hoping he sleeps for the football

Pigley Alice had a good night, fed at 8pm and then next feed was about 4.20am and then she woke about 7.45am. So it must just be that she is learning about night and day - I feed her in the dark at night and don't talk to her so it is all rather boring so hopefully she thinks that it's more worthwhile spending daylight hours awake!

When at the hospital yesterday she was weighed - she's now 9lbs 7oz which means that she has put on 8 oz in a fortnight. Not as much as some of your LO but hopefully still enough to be considered ok. She doesn't seem to be taking as much at each feed (though as she is bf it's difficult to tell) but if she has got a cold she may just not have as much of an appetite.

For those thinking of having a debriefing re the labour, I would definitely recommend it. I did it after DD1 and found it very useful and I certainly don't think I'd have been as happy having another baby if I hadn't done it.

Right, DH is in the pub, the football is about to kick off so of course Alice has woken up and is crying so I suppose I ought to do something . Happy weekend everyone