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HI ALL

Sorry been very rude lately, been a bit down so was keeping to myself

Zoe congratulations honey glad your big day went well. and congratulations too all the new mummys as well.

Well Zak is lovely just perfect, goes down at around 9.00 and sleeps till between 5 and 6 and then takes some milk and back down again till 8. Alix and Brooke love him, Alix always picking him up and he loves the attention He still only on 4oz of milk though, but does take it every 2 hours during the day so cant complain.

I went and got Mirena coil fitted again too - so far so good, only had one AF so far and last time stopped them completely so hoping this will be the same...

Anyway just wanted to catch up and say hi to everyone will promise to try and get on more xx

Take care

Teri - good to see you again! I was getting worried, especuially as you hadnt replied on Bebo. Glad Zak is doing so well I have a mirena too, and havent had AF, just insertion spotting. My periods stopped last time too.

ellie and zoe great to hear from you both, we miss you guys around here.

ellie, hope your first day on your own went well, and that the feeding is getting easier, it will don't lose faith.

teri, sorry your feeling down, hope you get back on track soon, if you need to whinge to us, feel free it's what we're here for honey,so glad zac and the girls are doing well.

rach, i had to pick up a presciption the other day and asked the pharmisist if she needed to see my certificate for my free precriptions, she said no it was ok she could tell!!! i didn't get that she thought i was still pregnant and asked if i really looked that tired, then the other girl asked when i was due!!!!! i was like the baby is 5 weeks old thankyou very much, cheeky buggers should be a bit more coniderate to peoples feelings eh!! at least you got an apology the woman who did it to me was to embarrased to say anything!! my new pump parts didn't arrive until a week after the horrific melting incident, so i'm finally back with the electric and resting my RSI thanks for asking, alanna is getting quite nosiy yes, the little madam has decovered she can squeal and does it all the time, it's a proper high pitched squeal too. hope the temp fix for the saliva duct works out for you.

anyone else (probably only effecting those bf due to the hormones still flying around) still having lots of pregnancy symptoms? i am still having crazy dreams every night, starting to get a bit annoying now.

good afternoon!!

teri- great to hear from you zak sounds like hes gettin on great. sorry you've been feeling a bit down have you spoke to anyone about it hun? sending lots of hugs your way

nik-m im glad your back in the land of electrical pumping your poor wrist!! i swear im getting rsi from wonding riley i did say i was gonna sue him this morning for rsi injury haha how rude of you pharmacist what really annoyed me is i dont think i look pregnant anymore i just look relly fat around the tummy grrrr.......... I brought a new set of kitchen scales today cuz as soon as ive had my 6 week check im back at weight watchers!! i lost about 3 st on it b4 i was preg.

has anyones babbas eyes started to change colour yet!!! riley started with relly naxy blue eyes but now he has ice blue eyes just wondered what the chances are of them staying this colour cuz its gorge im very jelous lol

just noticed my ticker is out is anyone elses riley is 5 weeks yesterday

Just a quick post whilst my Angel is asleep.....

RJ - awww Riley's eyes sound adorable!!!! Cora's are dark blue/grey at the moment but I am sure she will be dark brown like her mummy and Brother. I hope your operation does the trick! Cheeky begger regarding you being pregnant! I bet you felt like punching him!

Nic - I am exclusively breastfeeding at the moment and the only symptom I still have are the afterpains. Getting better now but still annoying! grrrr Why is breastfeeding so hard? Cheeky cow at the pharmacist - you have just had a baby for gods sake! You look beautiful I am sure :-) Glad you have your pump back :-)

Teri - glad to see you posting. I am sorry you have been feeling down. I had a few days like that too. I was starting to worry that i could not cope etc but things are better now. I hope things improve for you. Zak sounds like a dream. I am so jealous lol. I forgot what sleep is like now!

Ellie - Congrats on the first day by yourself. You will be great. I am glad Jack is doing well. Well done to you x

Zoe - good luck on whatever you decide regarding the feeding. Whatever you do your boy is gonna be just fine. My midwives and HV are really pushing me to continue with BFing....I am glad in a way as i think I may have given up by now had they given me an easy way out. I am so glad your wedding went well. Kudos to you having your big day shortly after having a baby :-)

Loocy - how you doing mate? If you feel like me you are probably shattered and just about managing to get through the day. DS is being a nightmare and totally wearing me out.....I have no idea how i will cope when DH goes to work :/ I am jealous about your sleep too....:-( My time will come. Have you had him weighed yet or are you waiting for the clinic?

Cora is doing well....I am still smitten with her :-) I still cannot believe we have our baby girl :-) She id feeding a little better now although it is pretty much every 2 hours during the day (sometimes 3) and the most i get at night is 3 and a half hours. We go to bed around 11pm and she sleeps from around 11:30-12pm until 3ish. She is then up again at about 5am and then 6:30am when DS gets up so we all get up. It is so tiring. I am slowly adapting though. She is still not 2 weeks old so I am not expecting too much from her. I know it gets better. She is such a mummy's girl. She is only happy if she is with me so I am finding it quite claustraphobic right now. She has her 2 week check tomorrow so please please say she has gained some weight....

Hello to everyone who is not able to post xxx

rach, my ticker is funny too, alanna is 6 weeks today. i think its because it changes after they are 1 month and dosen't just count the weeks anymore.

loocy, i just noticed teri and ali are missing from the chart on page 1. hope you and lochlan are well.

lea cora sounds like shes doing fab, i don't know how you are managing on so little sleep but well done you, hang on in there.

Hi girl's - some wedding photos going onto msn after this if you want to nose!

Teri - I'm sorry you've felt so crap - I've been meaning to PM you and check you were ok - feel poo I didn't now - please stay in touch even if you feel down - we might be able to help hun x Sounds like the girls are adapting really well to being big sister's to zac - bless them!

Nic - yeah to getting your pump back! Cheeky minx in the pharmacy! The counter was in the way I'm sure - by the way those pregnancy symptums - they aren't the real thing are they?!!!! I have a strange heavy feeling in my tummy at the moment - kind of like when af is due but of course its been several days and no sign so I'm confused - and a tad paranoid it'll catch me out!

Lea - I know how you're feeling hun! Your schedule sounds similar to how ours has been! But I've kind of got used to it now and actually the past 2 days have been much better! I also found that I coped a lot better once DH had gone back to work!!

Ellie - great to hear you back again - well done you sound like you are doing great girl!!

Rach-jade - I'm watching Wyatt's eyes like a hawk and its a bit of an obsession between me and DH as he has brown eyes I have blue! Which will Wyatt have we wonder?!! I'll keep you posted if they change! I am shocked that the doc didn't notice that your belly wasn't rock solid anymore - I mean there is a distinct difference once the "bump" has gone! He just said it without looking properly I bet!

jenpen - lucky you!

I think thats everyone who's been on - I am so sticky and feeling poo - its unbelievably muggy tonight. We had thunder and lightening storms earlier but they haven't succeeded in clearing the air most annoying - Wyatt's nursery is showing 22 degrees for goodness sake! Its normally 18!

DS1 has been a little angel today - really helping me with Wyatt and he even had a go at feeding him an expressed bottle earlier it was so sweet! And he got a well done sticker at school thank goodness as he's been a little so and so there recently!

What else - oh since yesterday mornign I have been alternating wyatt's feeds - one breast (from the pump) and one formula. Since we got given infant gaviscon from the gp for his reflus I#'ve needed to mix it in with a bottle (not messing about trying to make a paste and feeding it off a spoon!) - because i am giving my boobs a break in between pumping I'm managing to get 6oz at a time - and Wyatt drinks all of it - no wonder he wasn't satisfied for long as all I could get from the pump when I was exclusively BFing was 3 oz or so. The alternate formula feeds are of 5 oz and he takes the lot. He's fed every 3 hours for the last 24 hours or so so he really is a hungry little man bless him! We've had to take down the 0-3 month clothes from the loft as he is now too long for all his newborn stuff - he's still under 9lb but is very long at about 59cm - newborn only goes up to 57cm on what we've got!

Anyway I'm so sticky and hot I need a cold shower before bed and still have msn to do so best fly off now.

Love to all - hope the rain not too depressing for you all!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

nic - wyatt was born almost an hour before alanna and her ticker reckons she's older than him - hilarious! Must eb the different web pages we've all used that has them all screwy!

just a quickie as im doing this one handed lol i just wanted to say,

zoe- you look absolutly beautiful and how gorgeous are your family. im eally happy for you hun!!

Hi everyone

Just a quickie to say i probably wont be on here much for a while as my dad has taken a turn for the worse and is really ill in hospital, im not sure hes going to be with us for much longer, its unbelievable how quickly the cancer has taken over him, he only got the results 4 weeks ago to say it had all shrunk! I have absolutly no trust or faith in the doctors as they keep messing dad around they dont know there asses from there elbows.

Anyway take care everyone ,i'll be on when i can to update you on Bethany, who is a little angel in all this crap.

Nat xx

oh nat i'm so sorry to hear about your dad, i have every crossed that his condition improves, we'll miss you but spending time with your family is what you need to do right now.

zoe your wedding pics are georgous honey, congrats again. lol at alannas ticker being further on than wyatts, - crazy. so glad your doing better with the feeding, yay to the 6oz, thats about what i get, it varies from 5oz, to 6 oz. alanna is getting into most of her 0-3 months now too, she's at a funny inbetween stage some newborn still fits and some dosen't but i reckon she's about 10lb now, no idea what lenght though. really hope it's breastfeeding hormones and not pregnancy ones, we have been careful so hopefully not, although i am looking forward to my next baby all ready i am not ready to be pregnant again, it's all still to fresh in my memory.

well i really just popped on to let you all know alannas arm is all better! the phyiopherapist discharged her this morning and is extreamly impressed with her progress so that should be an end to that!! i am over the moon, i would never have gotten over it if she had suffered lasting damage due to us needing a forceps delivery, but thankfuly she wont! yipee!

right have to have a mad rush expressing milk, claening ect while shes asleep.

bye for now. xxxxxxxxx

Nat - I am so sorry about your dad. My thoughts are with you & your family. Hope Bethany continues to do well xx

Zoe - just off to look at your pics in a minute! Seems Wyatt is a bit of a hungry horace lol. Josh never takes more than 3oz from a bottle.

Nic - great news about Alannas arm! Shes certainly a clever girl

Well, Josh was a STAR last night! He refused to take bottles all day yesterday, didnt take more than 2oz in total all day, he was just snacking from my boobs. I put him to bed at 8pm, at the same time as my girls, and he slept til DF got up for work at 6.30 am! I was amazed, as he couldnt have had much milk in him. It was brilliant having an evening to myself AND a nights sleep! Bet it was just a one off though! ah well lol xxx

Oh Nat, I am so sorry to hear about your dad. I am thinking of you and your family at this time. I hope to god things turn around for him and he is able to come home. Take care of yourselves and each other xxx

glad i just popped on for aquick look tonight so i can send my love and thoughts and hugs to nat. you take care and we're all sending your dad positive vibes. i really hope he can pull through this hun - keep us posted xxxx

as for things here just soooo busy with two of them i don't feel like i stop all day and that's with dh stll around!!!! Monday is going to be such a shock

lochlan still feeds all evening and cries whenhe's not on my boob! the HV came round today and brought her scales - hurrah! He's now 9lb 7oz so if he lost any weight i'll never know. but the hospital got his measurements all wrong - his head and length were way out so who knows whether they got his weight right either!! Anyway Hv told me he was jaundiced, which we never knew and was a surprise to us!!! the mind really does boggle!

must dash sa i'm doing this one-handed - teri lovely to hear from you and sorry i missed you off the chart on page 1. Oops. Will sort it out when I have a spare sec in the next ten years or so!!!

Loocy xx