Kazzo - I have heard with BF that it is possible to get your periods more in the case when you stop BF during the night (ie your baby sleeps through). Am I right in saying that Amelia slept through before 4 months old? My little Damian loves feeding through the night still! But all he does is feed in bed and straight back to sleep so I'm happy with that.
We are actually now happy that the move to QLD didn't work out, because we were looking in some of the areas that flooded! So my gosh, I guess it wasn't meant to be for a reason! We are actually building in the outer suburbs of Sydney, so it looks like we'll be staying put for a while. Just never ended up eventuating & DH is happy where he is atm, even though it is financially difficult, thankfully we got a little bit of help from family.
I can relate to you with growth spurts! OMG Damian has like almost trippled his feeds the last few days... sore nipples alright LOL. I'm wondering if I'll be able to keep up with his ever growing stomach til he's 6 months old without introducing solids... he's a very big hungry boy!
I feel sad for you that your DH didn't get you anything for your anniversary That makes me sad. So many men out there take advantage of their wifes and mother of their children. I guess it's true we can take those closest to us for granted - but still! No excuse!!
And yes the love I have for Damian is just out of this world. You never know what feelings you are capable of feeling until you have a child!

Heidi - So glad to hear your DD is OK after that little accident with the pram. I also think that bonds sizing is a bit smaller than what the rest is. Damian is somewhere between those sizes too. I have cleared out my inbox now, except I don't have facebook (I no, I no, crazy lol). I am becoming more & more confident taking Damian out so I would be happy to consider coming along to the gatherings sometime. Feel free to email me danni.anthony@gmail.com too.

Blondie - With pregnancy weight, lucky for me I have gone right back down to what I was before. I think I can thank my little boy for his massive amount of breastfeeding though lol and also not to mention him keeping me on my feet all the time lol. I feel very lucky I was able to bounce back really quickly but I know it's a lot harder for other Mums. I can relate to you with the daytime cat naps and long sleeps at night (although Damian does wake to feed multiple times but dozes straight back off). It's hard during the day only ever having 20min - 40min at a time but I survive somehow lol! Good to hear Aidan has improved with his feedings. And OMG haven't they grown up so quickly!? Gone are those newborn days I miss them being so small and tiny too!!!


AFM.... Well tomorrow it will be a year since I found out I was pregnant. Wow, a year of my little baby being a part of my life already Boy, thinking back to all that morning sickness etc... seems like a distant memory! Ha how life has changed!! I remember thinking I couldn't imagine my life with a baby, now I can't imagine life without my baby And it was DH & my 5 years together the other day. He got me an iPhone 4 & I got him Versace glasses. Very lucky & spoilt!!

Damian was like 7.5kg a week or so ago... lol he's gorgeous and chubby that's for sure! Finding it increasingly harder with his feedings though... A lot of the time during the day he only wants to feed on the move - I really don't like this! He literally refuses to feed with me sitting down - he cries & will literally latch straight back on once I stand up & walk around!! LOL cheeky hey! I hope it doesn't last forever but I really don't know what to do about it. I just want to sit back & relax when I BF! God I love my night feeds... He is happy to lie down & feed, but only when he's sleepy. Grrrr. And he is feeding SO much.. like every 1.5 hours - this has pretty much always been the case. But I guess all that matters is that he is healthy & happy - which he is!

I have found that I have been able to really enjoy the time with him now as he is so much more aware of everything and has so much fun playing with his toys etc - gone are those newborn days of cry cry cry thankfully!

.....Anyone been feeling a decrease in sex drive? LOL sorry to put it bluntly but I just find I'm hardly in the mood these days as I'm really having a hard time switching off "Mummy mode"... Am I the only one???