WOW what a busy thread this is!

Hello AndiE, welcome to other side LOL. I can't remember everyones names so I will just address what I remember hehe. Which hospital did you have Cam at? I was at the Wesley.

Maternity Bras- Yep I know its so hard to know how big you are gonna get. I am up an E cup. sob. But they are settling down now. I just bought another breast pump on ebay thinking mine was broken, but discovered it was just the way DH had put one part in wrong. I was dying to pump all day so I could have a sleep and mum could feed little darling!! I went to an old type lingerie store and they fit me out really well. There are some really beautiful maternity bras around now, mostly online to buy, (as if we can go shopping easily anyways) but they are a bit xxy.

SammyJane- Its funny cos I remember with DD1 whatever gave me wind, gave her wind. Don't know if thats any help lol. I had some chocolate and prune brownies the night before last and it gave her farty bum and runnier poo. LOL. Nice.

Kanda- I know what you mean with the sporodic feeding. Seraya has been sleeping and eating well during the day, but last night she was awake every 2 hours or less. During the day its like 3-4 hour blocks. Her rods and cones are still screwed up from the womb me thinks. Mehh I am soo tired!
She is a snuggler and just wants to be held or cuddled rather then put in her box. I use the dummy to settle her because she just wants a comfort suck here and there. I had to do it with DD1 too. I used for it for just the first couple of weeks and then she was fine and in a better routine. So fingers crossed. I found when I propped her on her side curled around a rolled up towel, she slept ALOT better. She felt like she was being cuddled still. If that doesn't work tonight, she is in bed with mummy. I have sent DH to sleep at his mummy's house for the experiment. LOL.

Prama- Was curious, how do you pronounce your little one's name? It's very different. What is it's origin?

Shell and other c section mummiesSo nice to know I am not alone in feeling upset about the c section.
It wasn't an emergency c. It was an elective. After we found I had high risk of cord prolapse, I knew I had to do the best thing to bring DD in to the world safely. I feel now that I did the right thing. But of course it adds insult to injury when you don't have the big belly and pregnancy aches, but are still pretty useless. It's only been 8 days PP and I am feeling pretty good. Each day I am getting better. On nurofen to help me move easier. It is so easy to over do it. You think you are doing well and then you excel yourself a bit and boy the next day the soreness kicks in. I think I was glued back together with dermabond or something like that. Didn't have stitches just a thread with a bead on each end that was pulled out before hometime. You can hardly see the line where I was cut. Am hoping that is a good sign. Obs did a really great job. How are you all PP? I have found I am sore in my lower belly muscles and of course twingey in the incision. I have my birthday party in 5 weeks and am hoping that I will be able to at least have a dance! I am scared about the thought of DTD again for fear of undoing something. I will wait it out until well after 6 weeks I think. Plus I hate the thought of contraception again. Although thinking about the last 10 months or so is reason enough to abstain!! LOL. From research, they don't cut the abdominal muscles, rather they pull them apart to get to the uterus. Am thinking that is why I feel so bruised down there. Can't wait till 6 weeks so I can get check ups out of the way and start to work on abs again. I feel like it will take a good year before I won't fret about damaging stuff down there.
Am going on an adventure to the shops tomorrow. First time I am out of the house in like 5 weeks!! So scary! I will be walking very slow and be sitting next to all the old people on the benches heheh. I am actually looking forward to putting on some make up and feeling a little normal again. It will be first time out with both children.
Booby dust to you all. Thanks for the warm welcomes! xo