Hello Ladies! How frustrating that all the posts have been lost... I have been only really visiting my belly buddy group and didn't realise the loss of posts actually affected everyone. So there isn't really much to catch up on!

Jacinta, don't you have to be concerned having chicken pox around with a brand new baby? Someone in my buddy group was in contact with someone with shingles and had to be kept away from her son because he had been exposed to that person. I'm not completely sure, but that's what I vaguely remember. If your still not convinced it's definitely not the chicken pox, maybe get a second opinion to ease your mind? Ro has already had the vax, but they told me she can still get it, it's usually just milder.. hopefully all my children get it at the same time so we can get it over and done with! Goodluck with the rest of your pregnancy.

BG, I've seen you've been sick you poor thing... sounds like you and little miss have been through the ringer. I honestly don't know how you mumma's manage working and having little ones... no way could I do it. I'd be absolutely too bombed to come home to little munchkins. All power to you working Mum's!

Naomi, Like I said to BG, I do not know how you cope working with your little one... especially when your still doing a night feed! I don't think I'd cope now if I still had to night feed Brooklyn... I've been very fortunate, both Brooklyn and Rochelle finished night feedings at 8 weeks. I didn't think it was going to happen with Brooklyn, but right on 8 weeks, she just stopped waking up for that 2-3ish feed. Sounds like your doing a wonderful job and staying on top of it all!

Niadalla, Croup... OMG! I had my first experience with Croup a couple of months ago with Rochelle... that really gave me the meaning of sleepless night - I'd never really had one before then. Croup is awful and so worrying isn't it. Thought Ro was going to suffocate!

Bella, What your doing sounds amazing! Good luck with it.... Hope little miss Mima is well too.

AFU... Well I had baby number 3 on the 7th - she's a bit over 2 weeks old now. We called her Avangaline (A-van-ja-leen) Catherine Lawlor. She was only 6lb 3oz born, but 54cms long, not quite 3 weeks early. Was a little unexpected, I had some prelabor (I thought it was the kind that women experience for weeks and weeks before anything actually happens - I hadn't had it with the other two girls though) and woke up early in the morning in labor. I had an epidural this time... it was planned due to expected complications in third stage. I was pretty disappointed with the epidural and if I'm perfectly honest, although there was no contrax pain, 2nd stage was unbelievably hard and there was so much pain/pressure like I had never experienced with the other girls. With Ro and Brook, 2nd stage happened so quick and when I felt that pressure I was able to push them out relatively easy and it was over and done with... but the epidural slowed everything down and made it really hard to push efficiently and since it took so long pushing (about half an hour - lots longer than the other 2) I felt like I was in pain for ages. Danny said that it seemed really slow her coming out with me pushing where as he said with Brooklyn, I pushed and her head literally just popped out and then the body just fell out. But in the end, for third stage, we all agree that it was wise that I had the epidural. Thank god! Unfortunately, with my next (and last) baby, I will need to have an epidural for third stage again. It's a little daunting and off putting - I felt like the delivery wasn't as good as my first two due to the epidural... I didn't get that high from delivery like I did with the other's - although I still got/have that high that you get from those hormones that come with a new baby! Maybe when it's time for number 4, I can talk with my Ob again and since it will be our last baby, maybe there is an alternative to having the epidrual so that I can have my last baby the way I want. Ava is a very good little bub so far, still sleeping all the time... I'm waiting for her to wake up any day now along with some crying (very quite baby so far, maybe because she's so sleepy) - but so far, I'm surprised how easy it's been. I've been by myself since coming home from hospital and it's been quite easy... I honestly think it's gotten easier each child. Still managing to do my housework... not much has changed! YET! Till she wakes up anyway. lol. I was worried how Brooklyn was going to handle the new addition as she is very much a Mummy's girl, but she has been wonderful and hasn't really had any issues. Well except she shows interest in interacting with the baby and gets frustrated since we limit her - she's still a bit too rough. Rochelle is very maternal again this time, constantly wants to hold Ava and if you look away for just a second Rochelle will have her shirt up trying to breastfeed poor little Ava! Lovely times.. my girls have been so good to me. But Brooklyn has transitioned to a single bed wonderfully and has been eating with her spoon and fork for about a month before I had Ava, so everything has worked out so well despite my worries. It's amazing when you bring home a new baby, just how big your older children look... Brooklyn seemed HUGE! I actually didn't realise how chubby she was or how tall she was until I had Ava. Brooklyn's actually in the 90th percentile for height! She seems like such a BIG little girl now too... naaawwww.... why do they have to grow up so quick? Anyway, things are good!

Hope all you other ladies are well? I'm guessing I missed a few personals because posts got deleted. Sorry to those I missed. I hope your all keeping well and looking after yourselves and little ones. I should go, I'm supposed to be going over some house plans while the kids are asleep for our new house... but instead everything else seems more interesting at the moment. Take care girls. X