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I missed a whole day of parenting thread!!!!

It all just moves so fast around here!!

Can't stop now as off to get Wyatt weighed but checked in to see how Loocy was doing and fiound i am days late! Congrats hun - well done you! Will be watching you on here carefully to see how you get on with the age gap

Like some of you others DP is commenting how easy this all is and we may as well get the sleepless night stage over and done with in one hit.....

Easy for him anyway!!!!!!!!!!

Lea and Loocy thank you for sharing the birth stories - great reads both of them!

I can't believe we are all here!!!!

i have just chnged his bum and he has pee'd all on me i swea he does it on purpose atleast with myy dd she just wee'd down but riley is like a fountain so i am now on my 3rd set of clothes waashing and ironing still sitting there im thinking today is not gonna go well

omg i have just hadthe biggest disatser ever, i put my £89 breast pump in a pot to boil (as instructed by the manufacturer) then alanna woke up so i fed and dressed and changed 2 shitty nappies in 10 mins and completly forgot about the pump, it has melted to the pot and is destoyed!!!!!!!!!! i am gutted i was in tears and all sorts didn't know what to do with myself, when i composed myself i managed to phone medela and didn't even have to moan, aparently there is an error in the cleaning instructions and even though that wasn't the problem, (it was because i forgot about it) she is sending me a new one free of charge!!!!!! woohoo how relieved am i. i really couldn't have afforded a new one.

nat alanna has always favoured turning her head to the left, but thats because her shoulder was sore on the right and we put her down to sleep on her left side for the first 3 weeks, now that her arm is better she is sleeping on her back and is turning to her right alot mmore, so don't worry i'm sure bethany will grow out of it.

rach-jade i know how you feel, i really feel i'm letting myself go too, hopefully will have some time for me soon.

zoe, where have you been? running around after those boys of your no doutb, nice to hear fr9om you, hows wyatts weihgt?

rigght better go sterilise the manual pump, god i hope the replacement arrives soon, or i will have RSI i'm expresing 30 oz a day!

Nic - I'm sorry but I had to laugh at your breast pump story (only coz it had a happy ending) as it is exactly the kind of thing I would do so glad that someone else is as dippy as me Glad you have a new one coming your way.

I can't believe we're on page 2 already of this thread. So much to say.

Lochlan is settling into life well and feeding every 2 hours - my milk came in last night so he wanted to feed constantly, think he was so grateful to have some food in him at last!!!! And he's taking ages to wind, but other than that he seems like a happy enough chap. My DD absolutely adores him already although I think she's going to kill him with cuddles and kisses. She keeps wanting to hold him and has tried to pick him up a few times and she cried last time I told her not to. Bless. She keeps pointing at him and saying 'baba' and wanting to stroke him it's just so lovely.

DH has just come back with a huge bunch of flowers for me and I'm crying buckets!!!

Loocy xx

Ever - good to hear from you, cant beleive how hectic our lives are now!

Rach - Ha Ha to being peed on. Bethanty always wee's when i take her nappy off but i no boys are worse from my nephews!!

Nicnac - Oh no to boiling the living daylights out of your pump, although it did make me giggle - glad they are sending you a new one free of charge tho. Is Alannahs arm totally better now?

We ordered new garden furniture from the net 3 weeks ago and when it arrived the delivery was wrong and we got half a black set and half a white set so i phoned up and complained and they said they would deliver the rest of the black set that i ordered and pick up the white stuff. All sounds simple doesnt it?.........Well 2 weeks later no furniture was delivered so i got on the phone and moaned politly and they said they couldnt deliver blah blah blah so a few phone calls later to the manager they promised delivery on monday. So monday morning my missing chairs and parasol arrived but they didnt pick up wrong stuff, then monday eve 3 more chairs arrived?...... then this morning 3 more chairs and another parasol??? So now i have 15 chairs instead of 6 and 3 parasols and just had an email to say my chairs will be delivered tonight?? WTF is going on!!

Any way got to go my daddy is here

Nat xx

Right lunchbreak for me - Wyatt is hopefully going to stay sleeping long enough for me to post.

Well for once I got some really helpful advice from the HV about Wyatt's constant puking - he has heartburn apparently (which is why he's starting to get grumpy of an evening -not colic like we first feared) and the solution is to keep him upright in his baby bouncer and car seat rather than lying him flat on his baby gym or travel cot - so thats good news. Also she said its most likely cause is that because my let down is so fast on my boobs, the milk is shooting out too fast for him to manage so he's taking in loads of air. I can either express the first little bit til it slows down then feed off the boob or I can just express the whole lot (if I can be bothered she says?!!! - well yeah if it helps my baby course I can "be bothered"!!!!). And to top it all Wyatt is now 8lb2.5oz!!!!! Hurray I'm so chuffed! So all in all good morning!

Nic - sorry hun ~I laughed too! Impressed they sorted it really quickly for you tho with no fuss - bless them! I'm going to join you with the expressing - although I must say I don't mind the manual Tommee tippee so much - its ok so far...see how i feel in a week or twos time tho!

Rach - that has happened to me so many times I've lost count - those little boys sprinklers are a nightmare aren't they?!! The other day Wyatt's was so long it hit the carpet - Eeeuw You're like me with your dettol and cleaning frenzies aren't you if I remember rightly? - I find it difficult that I can't keep up with it all at the moment - thats why I've been AWOL alot as I am trying to get back on top of things but I am slowly giving up - its more fun chatting to you guys than hoovering and dettoling everything that is stationary!!

Loocy -I'm so pleased for you hun - forgot to say how much I love the name Lochlan - I reckon we did really well on this thread for cool names!

Nat - Haven't noticed Wyatt favouring one or the other side but I do have problems with him flinging his head about like a mad creature - its scary as I worry he's going to do damage to his neck throwing his head about like that - sometimes its so violent me and DP struggle to catch him before he flings it off his body! I think if the MW/HV is happy enough then don't panic overly. I've noticed they seem to care alot more about our babies once they are out than they ever were when they were still inside!!!

Well other news from me - our wedding is on Friday - can't wait! Just sorted out the CD of "our" song which is "truly, madly, deeply" by Savage Garden - we're going to have that in the Church and our priest rang this morning to ask what flowers we would like - apprently his "ladies" are cleaning the church for us and setting out flowers etc - how lovely is that? Especially as there's only going to be 5 of us there! (plus DS1 and Wyatt of course!) Wyatt's christening is the following weekend - but poor DP (or DH as he will be by then!) has had a real blow as his dad has said he's not coming if he can't bring his new girlfriend and DP's mum is really upset as she really can't handle being there if the new girlfriend goes - so he's had to basically choose between his mum and his dad coming - how sad is that? I think his dad is being a bit selfish myself - we've only met the woman twice previously and so why would we invite her to something so important if it is going to upset Wyatt's grandma?

My friend who was pregnant same time as us (the one who came home after moving away to live with a bloke) has had a little girl which is really exciting - not so exciting is that she's back wit the bloke which is a real worry for me as he was so controlling last time and he wouldn't let me visit her as he thinks I am bad for her.....(as if?!!!) so I really hope I don't lose her again as she's a good friend. The really sad news that has knocked our family for six is that my sister who was due beginning of July lost her baby at 37 weeks. I didn't want to share that with you until everyone had safely delivered their precious bundles as it would've scared everyone - but have to say I find it hard at the moment to put Wyatt down as I am so gutted for her and also scared that it could just as easily been me it happened to - so I keep looking at my little boy and can't help thinking how grateful I am and how lucky I feel that he made it in one piece - after everything we went through to get him here. It only happened 2 weeks ago so its all very raw and we've been asked to stay away from my parents as my sister understandably is spending alot of time there and doesn't want to see Wyatt just yet. I don't blame her at all - but it does kind of take the shine off our joy as I feel guilty that we're so lucky at the moment.

Anyway =- sorry to bring the thread down a little but I wanted you to know as it kind of colours everything i do and think at the moment. Must admit I rushed the christening date through as it frightened me so much - just makes you realise how precious life is.

By the way - did you guys see just how much longer our pregnancy thread was compared to everyone elses???!!! Wonder if this one will go the same way?!

Lots of love and sanity powder to everyone - hope we see the old timers back on here soon like Teri and Ali and Cherie and all those who had their babies early in April and beginning of may! We seem to have dwindled in numbers girls!

Hi all!

Nat - my neice was the same, really favoured one side as a baby, but is a perfectly fine 4 yr old who didnt ever have physio! so it could be just fine. i know its worrying though How funny about all your garden furniture!!

Rach - Josh once peed in his own mouth! i was in stitches, my poor baby! LOL

nic - oh no! how fantastic they are sending you a new one though! hows alannas arm?

looocy - sounds like you have a contented wee soul there

zoe - theres a formula milk for babies with reflux or heartburn like wyatt, called staydown, in case you are still thinking about mixed feeding

im trying to eat lunch while josh is yelling in my ear, so i think i might just have to abandon it. speak later xx

Oh Zoe, just managed to read the rest of your post How awful! Can i ask what happened? How awful for your sister, and your parents. I bet they feel awful just now, wanting to support their daughter and greive for the grandchild they lost, but also wanting to share their joy with you & Wyatt. Truly awful for everyone.

All the best for your wedding too, its sounds so romantic & sweet. Id much prefer a small intimate ceremony like what you are doing to the whole big do.

jenpen - placental abruption. basically a blood clot formed behind the placenta and starved the baby. It was all very quick for him tho apprently so he wouldn't have suffered - I have to say tho I am sure somethign could have been done - I think thats why I am so flumoxed by it - I thought a snappy c section could avoid loss in this instance? Guess they just didn't catch it quick enough?...I feel so bad for her - I just can't imagine how she's feeling you know? And find it hard to know what to say.

That formula sounds interesting - definately an option to keep in mind. Although have to say - after today's weigh in i feel that i must be keeping up at last as he wouldn't have put on so much otherwise...last week he was only 7lb 9 so thats quite a nice gain in a week I think. Poor Josh weeing in his own mouth! bet that gave him a shock - can't believe how big he must be now!

Zoe - Your GP can also prescribe baby gaviscon for Wyatt, that might also help him if you want to exclusively feed him.

Your poor sister,it must have happened so fast, for them not to be bale to get the baby out alive Sometimes, the bleeding form placental abruption is all kept inside, so you have no idea its happened til its too late

I think Josh is over 11lb, he hasnt been weighed for a month now, and was 10lb 6oz last time! Wyatt sounds like he is doing nicely on your milk - it must be super nutritious & delicious if he wants to feed from you all the time!

Does anyone else feel like time is just zooming by? Josh will be 12 weeks old on Sunday, it just seems to be rushing by me! He is laughing & cooing now, which is lovely, but i want him to stay small and baby-like, i dont want him to grow up! LOL am i being weird??

zoe- im so sorry to hear about your families loss thats awful. loosing a baby at any stage is terrible which unfotunately many of us know all to well this world can be very cruel sometimes. How is your sis? please send her all our love. yeah we are alike (apart from the ironing i know you hate it) i cant seem to get more than a general clean through done and its really bugging me. Your wedding sounds great very romanic. me and dh had a nice small wedding and i wouldnt of had it any other way.

nik- sorry but ihad to laugh as well how good of them to send you a new one thats fab.

well we had a trip to the big adden brookes hospital near us for dh general 3 month check up on monday. Ive just had a phone call saying one of his tests came back a little abnormal and he has t go for another ultrasound scan in two weeks. its probably nothing but the thoght of going through what we went through 18 months ago is terryfying. i know hes gonna be a night mare to live with now cuz he will be worrying about the scan and then the results.

oh i cant believe a few of you are alking about more babies alrady we havent go back ont he horse yet and have no urge to yet either. we have decided we were lucky enough (due to dh illness) to get riley so thats it we dont want anymore. not sure what to do about contraception though heard some many bad hings about them all i def wouldnt go back on the pill.. any ideas??

rite ive babbled enough

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RJ - I have another Mirena coil fitted. Brave of me i know (as Josh was concieved whilst on it!!) but i really liked it prior to that. I had one in for 5 years, not a single period and no PMT . It was my 2nd Mirena that failed.

On that note, I had an x-ray a couple of weeks ago, to make sure the Mirena wasnt stuck inside me (as it wasnt dispelled when Josh was born). There was no sign of the coil, but they did find out i have a deformity on my spine i have a transitional lumbosacral vertabrae, and shoudl be getting bad back pains! Could explain the terrible back ache i had during my pregnancy i guess. Oh, and they think my coil fell out within a couple of days of it being inseted.

OMG Zoe I've just read your post and I'm in tears again (blinkin hormones...). I am so so sorry for your sister's loss - I don't know how she is coping with it all but I'm sure that she is strong and that she will get through this in time. Totally understand how you are feeling and you are so right about our bundles being the most precious things in the world. Good luck with the wedding on Friday - can't wait to see some pics on msn. Mind you, I'm having problems logging on with my new computer which is why I've not posted any photos yet. Will try again otehrwise I'll create a new account and just have to re-register.

And zoe you are so right about cool names on this thread!!!

Nat - personally think your HV is talking rubbish as my DD always favoured one side and I was told it was normal til their little neck muscles were strong enough to support both sides, so please don't worry too much about it just now. Easier said than done I know.

did I tell everyone that Lochlan is not just huge but really long too - 57cm - and as a result of him being so squished up inside his poor little legs are all turned in. Midwife told me not to worry (ha ha!!) and that they'll straighten themselves out in time - it means he doesn't fit any newborn baby grows and seems to almost fill the 0-3 month ones already! LOL! Makes me laugh as DD was so short - funny how they are so different already!!

RJ I need contraceptive advice too as i definitely don't want another one on top of these two and I really don't want to take the pill. I'm with you on the not even interested front - still hurts too much when I sit down, let alone anything else

right have lots to do today as DD is in nursery so Wednesday is my getting things done day!!

Loocy xxx

Looocy - just saw that your wee girl is called Eillidh - what fantastic & brilliantly Scottish names your kids have!

Aw thank you!! I decided that if they are going to grow up in Essex they should never be able to forget their Scottish roots!!!!

have managed to post a couple of piccies on msn now too!!

Loocy xx