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Very apprehensive today :\(
Hubby had a whole month off after Lily's birth, what with his pat leave + Christmas + saved leave. He's gone back to work for the first time today & I'm terrified! He's brilliant with Lily, easily does half the work, and has far more patience than I do. I've also been ill so feeling wobbly & not fancying the stairs much.
Lily's currently asleep on me (getting sooo good at one-handed typing!) & hubby's made me a nest on the sofa with food, drink, remotes, blankets etc. so that I don't have to move all day - but I feel so scared! Will be relying on you ladies to keep me positive today ( )
Lily's currently asleep on me (getting sooo good at one-handed typing!) & hubby's made me a nest on the sofa with food, drink, remotes, blankets etc. so that I don't have to move all day - but I feel so scared! Will be relying on you ladies to keep me positive today ( )
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Your lil nest sounds comfy and warm.
Don't worry - only the nappy changes to sort out and it will all come naturally and soon be second nature...
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be thinking of you! have fun!
Bump on head is much better thank you Katie - gave my hubby a right fright passing out on the bathroom floor so he's been even more wonderful since! I think still feeling a bit poorly isn't helping me to feel confident about being alone with Lily.
for the first couple of weeks that my dh went back to work I was so tired that i'd hand Louise over to him as soon as he got home and had an hours sleep! BUT, that was because Louise has always been a clingy baby and cried if I put her any where other than her vibrating chair and I didn't feel comfortable nappy myself when she was in it. Am I right in thinking your breastfeeding? If so, just make sure your drinking lots of water and snacking lots - I forgot the first few days on my own and got tired very quickly without dh topping up my glass all the time.
Really though, you'll be fine, just tryto relax and enjoy quality time together! And there'll be lots of people on here to chat with! My dh and I chat during the day on googlemail chat so I'm always logged into be and facebbook as my laptop is on all day.....lol...
Our routine has gone out the window with dh being off for xmas and i got quite used to the lie ins so today was a shock.
So when he had to go back it was a bit of a shock to the system ( to him as well!) He used to tell me going to work in the morning 'I wish I could stay here with you & Charlie and help you do jobs!' which I thought was one of the sweetest thing ever!
but off he went..
& when it happened it was daughting, but the time passes so quickly, and your always so busy with a baby thay are home from work before you know it!! & my OH does 12hrs shifts! Once your in a bit of a routine, had a wash got ready, maybe gone out to the shops for a few bits, did a bit of tidying up, meeting a mate for lunch or coffee, fed and changed baby, put some dinner on.. and they are home again! in actaul fact you wont know where they day has gone cause it goes so quickly.. oh forgot to add checking in here! haha ..
& once youve been doing it a few days, you'll know what to expect so can plan a few extra bits you might like to do!
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Lily must know I'm feeling fragile as she's been an angel all morning - sleeping, feeding, bringing up wind beautifully (something she often struggles with) and even smiling at me! She's only started smiling in the last few days and it's magical - you can tell that it's not wind as she opens her mouth wide and uses her eyes too, and says "ah" I might even be up to walking to the post box to post some thank-you letters later - if it stops snowing, anyway.
Yep Loopy Loo, I'm breastfeeding - got my litre bottle of water next to me and am surrounded by fruit!
I feel cautiously optimistic....
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Ok, I'm temporarily over my worry about being a useless mummy, but now I'm concerned that I'm going to get really fat because I don't move from the sofa, and have a horrible messy house because I don't have any free hands!
Having said that, I've just booked a couple of post-natal mummy and baby classes, including one bring-your-baby exercise class, so am feeling good about that
i am fat tho so cant reassure you on that. apparently when lo starts walking we will lose weight from chasing after them! im waiting for that to happen!
Couldn't agree with Listef more! I was sooooooo worried when oh went back to work (had a c-section so was a bit wobbly!) but was glad he did as it helped me and lo get into our routine, get to know each other more and when oh is around he mucks us up do it as been lovely to have him at home for the last 2 weeks. Spoke to him this afternoon and he's really missing us bless him. Must be hard being at work.
My friend and her 10-month old WALKING baby came to visit me just before Lily was born, and my goodness sitting down & switching off was just not an option!
yeah my neice is 15 months and when she comes round it makes me realise just how much safety proofing there still is to do!
if i could upload pics (cant cos im a techno-phobe) i would show you a picture of my living room right now and you would feel soooooooo much better! haha!
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