BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS...
6th Jan - Greedyfly welcomed bouncing baby boy Caleb
27th Jan - Mrzbaby welcomed beautiful baby girl Lucinda
10th Feb - Squidipa welcomed bouncing baby boy Chakotay at 5.16pm weighing 2.17kg
25th Feb - Linzy welcomed beautiful baby girl Bindi Matilda weighing 3.1kg and 51cms long
1st March - Mum2Willie welcomed beautiful baby girl Sophie
3rd March - Cass72 welcomed bouncing baby boy Robert at 10.59am weighing 6lb 14oz
4th March - Lady Noor welcomed bouncing baby boy at 3:54pm
5th March - All-boys welcomed beautiful baby girl Peppar at 5.30am weighing 8lb 8oz
8th March - Breesa welcomed bouncing baby boy Ciaran at 11.50am weighing 3.1kg
10th March - lismith25 welcomed beautiful baby girl Lily May at 12.02am weighing 6lb 8oz
10th March - Jandals welcomed bouncing baby boy Toby at 11.09am weighing 8lb 5oz and 50cm long
11th March - Thrilled welcomed beautiful baby girl Willow Averline at 6:47pm, weighing 7lb and 50.5cm long.
12th March - Deedles welcomed bouncing baby boy Lennox Jasper
15th March - Surprised welcomed bouncing baby boy Jeremy David weighing 8lb 6oz
16th March - Queen Bee welcomed bouncing baby boy Tobias (Tobi) Magnus Norton at9:18pm, weighing 8lbs 14oz (4010g), 52cms long
19th March - Lou76 welcomed beautiful baby girl Sophie Florence at 7.45pm, weighing
8lb 6oz
ok im starting feel like with balancing house work kids and the best behaved just cuddly Chakotay...thinking i have bitten off more than i can chew. Beyond frustrated with ppl not doing things properly and my free few minutes i have to go fix it up and i miss out on eating or drinking then. Thats my warn out mini vent, hope ur all well
Squid, I hear you!! DS has seemed to formed the opinion that because mum is home she can pick up the slack and he can be let off doing his chores. Mind you he is a wonderful kid, he just needs a "gentle" reminder (or maybe a kick up the bum). He turned 15 today (he's at cadets on a camp at the moment but he'll be home in a couple of hours).
I really can't wait til DH gets home ... only 40 sleeps to go! I'm starting to struggle with the little day to day things that need doing. I'm feeling a little isolated and haven't heard at all from DH's family (my family are all over in the East). I was just talking to my mum and asked if she would fancy popping over to babysit so I could have a couple of hours of undisturbed sleep. Oh well, only 12 more days and she'll be here. I sleep crappy anyway with DH away so add a very hungry baby to the mix and I don't sleep at all.
Oh dear, I'm rambling.....
Better go rescue DS's birthday cake out of the oven.
Just joining you all in this group. Jeremy was born a week ago today - and let's just say I'm a lot more comfortable than I was this time last week!
So glad you're all going well and that Allboys' little one has a clean bill of health now. I would have been in tears as well!
Cass - I take my hat off to you - the fact that you are cooking is incredible - you are one strong woman! Hang in there - not long to go now.
We're going ok - I am having to full-time express so it's been a challenge working that into the routine. I find visitors really stuff up my day because I can't express in front of them (whereas I might have fed in front of them with a cover). It mucks up my expressing routine - I didn't get enough in yesterday. My mum has been amazing though and is giving up heaps of her time to be here and do housework, help with baby and whatever else needs doing. DH is also amazing and doing lots of nappy changes, feeding etc.
I'm really struggling with visitors. It's lovely that people want to come but I'm recovering from a caesar and hardly getting any rest. My back is agony and we keep running out of time for DH to give me a massage. Also, they are staying a really long time which makes things harder.
I think I'm just going to have to put my foot down and ban visitors for a few days while I recover.
Anyways, thanks for listening to my whine - I hope you all have a great day!
Hi surprised and welcome baby Jeremy! It is so hard to say say no to visitors but sometimes it just gets too much and you have to put your foot down and say no! You will still have the little one for at least the next 18 years so they plenty of time to come see him and they should understand that you need time to settle in!
I am so glad that my DH is home for the next few weeks or I wouldn't find the time to shower or eat with a 2 yr old and new bub. I am not looking forward to the day he goes to work. I am dreading the day already!
Cass- you must be so strong to be looking after a new bub while your DH is away for so long. Is your DH away for work?
Squid- Chakotay is such an amazing name, do you know the meaning of his name?
Sounds like he is a little trooper and growing well!
Last night was probably the worst night we have had so far. Lennox woke up every 2 hours and just wanted to keep feeding. It felt like he was attached to my boobs all night.
I am also still so sore from the birth and as I had 2nd degree tearing they had to stitch up down there. I just don't feel like they are healing very well or maybe it is just sensitive for a while, I am not sure???
My DH has taken my DS out for the day to Australia Zoo, so I am able to sit back and relax for a while. In between doing all the house work of course.
Surprised, you are definately entitled to ask visitors to leave. DH's cousin and her dh and kids came around yesterday for a visit on their way home. A nearly 4yo and 18month old are SO noisy. I was just totally shagged by time they left. Lovely of them to drop by but even more lovely of them to leave!
Deedles, yes DH is away with work. I too had one of those nights with Robert on Friday. I just looked at him and said you can't possibly be hungry!! Plus there was a party up the road so when he would go to sleep I couldn't. I don't know, but maybe he was picking up on me being stressed and just wanted the boob for comfort. The good news is that last night we had 3 hourly feeds and he settled right after them.
AFM - I thought I had all but stopped with my loss - well enough that I only needed to wear a liner. Then yesterday it started up again but a bright red and was fairly heavy yesterday. I also lost a massive clot which I felt come away (sorry if TMI). It seemed to slow down last night and today hasn't been too bad, just like a really light period. I don't know if it's because I've been racing about. Sometimes it's hard to believe that this time 3 weeks ago I was still pregnant!! Anyway, I'm just going to take it easy today and keep the feet up.
Hope everyone's doing okay.
Oh and I agree Deedles, Chakotay is a great name isn't it. Is that Chakotay from Voyager Squid?? I like him - he's nice.
Visitors I can deal with, is it rude to ask your family to leave???
Mine are driving me insane. My delightful boys think that all is sweet now Mum is not pregnant anymore. So that little teeny tiny period of grace that they gave me is now a distant memory to the full on fighting and constant arguing they do.
I swear they fight over fresh air its not funny!
Arrrrggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
Peppar however has been wonderful. Im really enjoying her, when I get the chance too that is, but she is just so yummy.
We have had a few issues with the feeding thing. She falls asleep after only about ten minutes so I had been unwrapping her,tickling her feet etc with little result. I was changing her bum and giving her a cold cloth wipe over to annoy her a bit and then offering her the other side. She took it, but as a result was only really getting a belly full of fore milk.
Sore tummy and throthy poos later I am now only offering her one side per feed or if she does stay awake to drain the one boobie then I will give her the other one. Fingers crossed that it does the trick as I hate it when she is has bad wind.
Well Scout has fallen asleep (so I can turn off Brum now ) and missy is asleep too so I might make myself some lunch and relax for a bit.
Hoping you are all coping well with your sore ( . )( . ) and sleep deprivation
Another baby!
) and missy is asleep too so I might make myself some lunch and relax for a bit. 
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