Hi Everyone. We've been very busy here, but have finally got a couple of minutes to myself. DH and I went into the city on Tuesday and got me a bench for my workshop so I can work from home (getting in before the end of financial year so I can claim it all on this tax return!) On the way home my car broke tho. Very annoying but I Flynn and I coped surprising well!! DH had to go and get our other car so he could tow us home. No room for a car seat in his ute so only option really. I had to drive the tow car and had no lights or wipers etc... glad to get home in one piece. Anyway it's all fixed now thankfully. DH has got some steady casual work which is great and yesterday paperwork came from the industrial relations commission about unfair dismissal. I think he is going to be having a meeting next month sometime with the AIRC in relation to it. Just have to wait and see I guess.
Bec Thanks for being concerned about where others are at I really appreciate that.
Andie I'm In Victoria and the day after I come home from hosp a midwife visited. The another day or 2 after that the MCHN visited and made an appointment for us to visit her the next week after that (I think I saw them 3 times after I came out of hosp and before 6 week check, every time she would say and how are you going mum? We very helpful for me to say it is hard and she had a few tips for thing I could try etc. I'm very grateful that she was there, and I can call anytime for a bit of advice, not that I have but it's great to know that they are there ) . At round 5 or 6 weeks I got a letter from the MCHN saying a new mother's group would be run by them (at the health centre) for 6 weeks and we'd talk about settling, safety, starting solids, baby massage, CPR and stuff like that. We had our last one this week and are going to meet at one of the mum's home next week. I have really enjoyed meeting other local mums and it is good to have some adult interaction! Something to look forward to each week. I think that this should be a service offered to every new mum. I read in the paper the other day that one of the hospitals down here wants a 48hr turnaround for normal vaginal births. I was in hosp for a whole week with Flynn cos he had an infection and was on IV antibiotics. I'm so glad I was in there for that time. I was a wreck by day 3 and if I was at home I don't know what I would've done. I reckon new mums should have to stay in until their milk comes in at least.
Anyway, GTG Flynn is stirring and I still have to hang some washing out