Did you have a Babymoon?

[ElleJay]

Technically, no.

With DS, once we were home, that was it. DH had days off work but they consisted of when I was in hospital. I had him for 2 or so days at home and then he was off to work all the time again. Having said that, though, I've got wonderful ILs. Whenever I needed help, and I've called/SMSed them, they were over like a shot to help out, even if it was only for 2 hours so I can have a bit of sleep/rest.

With DD, I was lucky enough to have had her while there was school holidays, but I still did most of it because DH was getting everything ready for work. We were also trying to establish and keep up the feeding schedule that I had when I got discharged from the hossy.

I'd not gone anywhere myself until Valentines Day (DD 1month old the next day), when I went out with DH to poker for 3 or so hours and left the kids with the ILs cause I needed to get out. I told them I was honestliy going to go stir crazy if I had to stay home any longer (It wasn't the kids. DS has been pretty good except for kicking DD in the face once and smacking her a couple times across the head. It was the feeling of four walls around me all the damn time, and the only time I got out had been for DD 10 day checkup, to take DS to the dr for his chest infection and myself because I had a small infection in my scar)
My first night out on my own, was for 3 hours on Tuesday night. I needed it. What the best thing bout it was, I turned $45 into $160 and that paid for more nappies for both DD and DS

How'd I wrangle it? I honestly thought I was going to struggle with going from one child to two. But I'm lucky enough to have a DS that will keep himself occupied, and I think he could do it all day if he could get his own drinks and food! The only thing I'm kinda of struggling with is how, whenever I put DD down, she cries and cries until she gets picked up But since DD has been born and DS has gotten better from what he had, he's regularly getting up at 8-8:30am so if DD goes back to sleep around 7-7:30am, I will end up getting at least another hour of sleep and that usually kick starts me in my day (of course cause DH has to let me know when he's off to work)
I can honesrly say though, I'm lucky, I'm very lucky enough to have two wonderfully behaved children that it makes it easy for me (and hard for me to want to go back to work!)

[LionsandBears]

Would have loved to. Unfortunately, both times we spent the next week planning a funeral. Which is hell anyway, let alone after giving birth. If we ever get a live baby, I'll be staying home cuddling him/her for a month.

[Purple Penguin]

I didn't the first time round as I had a Em-C-Section and was in hospital for 6 days after, DH only had 2 weeks off. Second time round he had 4 weeks off and we agreed that he would look after DD1 and the cooking etc, while I got to snuggle up with DD2. I have to say the difference between the 2 experiences has been phenomenal, I had PND with DD1 but it went undiagnosed for 3 years but with DD2 it was so different.

[AndiE]

Definitely not with DS1. Though his birth was a pretty good one, I barely slept for four days as we tried hard to establish breastfeeding, and I didn't find hospital particularly conducive to R&R (and for the record, we did achieve bfing which continued 13 months - so in hindsight it was worth it).

With DS2 it was different, he BFd immediately and was so settled after he was born. Lots more time to "sit back" and enjoy him. My parents stayed with us for a couple of weeks too, so I had some help when I got home. It wasn't without its odd stressful moment (just with lots of people in the house and trying to find our groove a bit), but post-DS2's birth was definitely far more relaxing than DS'1s. This time I'm determined to get pampered after bub's birth ... if only!! lol