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I hope so too. And I hope your husband makes friends with actual good dads. Yes it's true, he'll have less time and money for himself and his hobbies and will rarely be your main priority, but my husband will be the first to say becoming a dad is the best thing he ever did. Ours are one and three so peak hard work age…

She slept from about midnight to 6.30am both nights, which is a win for us! We're coming off the back of some atrocious sleep (everyone was ill) so I really don't know how this will go. I hope she just magically self weans, because she's never taken anything at night except boob, and forcing more change on her would be a…

I've been awol for a while. Just general life getting on top of me. Although we've had TWO nights in a row without breastfeeding Ellie. Record breaking stuff! I hope it continues as I'm now totally ready to stop, but not holding my breath.

If he's worried you'll lose yourself, the simple solution is him stepping up. Much easier for mum to feel up for it when she's had a little time for herself! As for BC, I think you've got to be blatant as being subtle is too close to being sly for such an important thing. Why is it such a shocker that the one who wants to…

Yep. I met my planned csection surgeon about half an hour before it happened. I don't really mind, how can I judge who is as better surgeon without knowing the medical background and complexities of every case? If the NHS is employing them, they're of an acceptable standard.

After getting over last week's head cold, now baby girl has a d&v bug, and I think I'm coming down with it too! I had to book tomorrow off work as a holiday because nursery won't have her until she's not vommed for 48 hours (last time was yesterday evening) but I think I'd have ended up taking a sick day anyway. It'll be a…

That's great of the surgeon but shocking that such a mindset even exists. Differences in necessary medical care should never be based on the individual's means to pay. Thank goodness for the NHS!

Good luck Mel, I hope this alleviates your problem quickly. I am slightly curious that you know the surgeon in advance. Unless it's something super specific and specialist, you get whoever you get on the day on the NHS. Doesn't bother me as they're all of a certain standard, but I could certainly tell which one of my…

I wasn't impressed. I've returned it and am getting a refund!

My little logging streak came to an end because my phone broke. First new phone I've ever had and it bit the dust within three months! Anyway, got my replacement set up, who knows if I can motivate myself to get going again.

I think a lot of people are just totally ignorant of breastfeeding, what's normal, what's practical, which is understandable as so few of us grew up witnessing it in modern western society. So I'm willing to educate before going totally ape. Lord help her if I hear the 'but you didn't really give birth' comment (gets said…

Somebody declared in front of me (but not to me, although I was sat next to her) that seeing a lady breastfeeding her baby on her recent flight home was 'gross' and that 'breastfeeding is just unnatural'. I said, actually it's completely natural. Then watched as her brain cells slowly started talking to each other and she…

Good luck Mel however you want it to turn out. My sore throat has turned into a full on head cold so we're skipping our usual kid's singing session because it's so loud and playing cars all morning. I ate mainly ice cream and mashed potatoes yesterday. I'd be fine if I could just have 24 hours to myself to rest but that…

The only place I saw it in England was in school, which was catholic, and even then it was the minority. I don't appreciate people lecturing me about my atheism, so I don't go around telling others how to display (or not) their own beliefs. While ever it does not harm, each to their own.

I have a horrible sore throat. I don't think pancakes are happening tonight. We'll rename it ice cream Tuesday.

Lows and highs of the day: Andrew decided to 'help' by trying to empty the potty out himself. It did not go well... Then we made rice crispy treats this afternoon which was super fun and he followed instructions very well. He's a proper little boy now!

I started logging again, let's see how long this lasts. It's already annoying me that to lose half a pound a week I'm already below 1500 calories. Wondering if I should change my status from sedentary. Although I don't properly exercise, I must actually move a fair bit chasing after the kids, plus I'm still breastfeeding…

Sorry for your loss Mel. There aren't really good enough words!

Ha, just my luck!!

Ooh page 3333. Nice!

So first thing's first, there needs to be a change of mindset here. Danny wouldn't be and shouldn't be 'helping out'. I'm not 'helping out' when I'm looking after my kids, and neither is their dad. Our family and home are his responsibility as much as it is mine, and while I work fewer paid hours and thus do more…

It's oddly warm here too. Not quite 18c but warm enough I had the kids kicking a ball around outside without their big coats on. Weird! I hope your flooding issues end soon Mel. My parents' house had 3 feet of sewage filled flood waters inside it in 2000 and it was not pretty. And we were actually lucky as it was just…

Moving on because I know this debate could run and run, I've been reading up on body positivity and fat shaming and realising how even subconsciously 'fat' has become a word with so many negative synonyms, when that shouldn't be. Being fat does not make a person undesirable or unworthy or foolish. I'd like to think I don't…

This I understand, my uncle is a farmer so has guns. We don't have any large predators in the UK so it's not an issue. I suspect they aren't overrun with bears or coyotes in Manhattan either!

I don't think I could live in a place where I needed a gun of my own to feel safe.

Same. I've never held a gun or seen one close up, other than when a police person had one - and that's rare! Most coppers in the UK don't carry firearms. You can probably guess my stance on gun control but I think we're living in two very different cultures. Who knows what I'd think if I'd grown up in the USA. It seems…

Haha no I zero it out afterwards. I wouldn't keep my job in the imaginary bomb squad for long if I left live countdowns all over the place.

Confession: Whenever I microwave something, I like to stop the clock with 1 second to go as though I were in the bomb squad. Such is the level of excitement in my life!

Hope you're ok @Lois_1989 , you got me thinking. I do worry I put people off when I complain about my kids. They are pretty exhausting. I'm feeding Ellie as I type at midnight having had a busy day with multiple clean ups as Andrew's having potty training regression. And you know I had a hard time giving birth. I don't…

Sometimes they are adorable beyond words and they pretty much always make your heart ache with love. That and hormone! Hormones have a lot to answer for (says she who declared she would do it again hours after an emergency csection - and indeed DID, albeit not an emergency second time around). But it's a huge commitment…