Emma is 11 days now and really settling in.  She even sleeps 5 - 7 hours at night so i don't feel quite so exhausted.  I did overdo things what with having a 10lb 6 baby then trying to prove my MIL wrong and do everything i now have a prolapse so plenty of pelvic floor exercises until my gp pulls their fingers out and refers me onwards.

thanks austin. she's doing great considering she can't move much yet, but is trying her best right now as i type! lol  dh says its a blessing in disguise as we can leave both of them in the same room right now and not worry about dd1 getting to the baby

yea we were told to not be surprised either, if she suddenly 1day started walking! she's trying to scoot a little today, so see how long before starts running again...

i'm not sure about bathing her, cuz we were told to not even try that, just wipe her with wet cloth etc until its off!!?

i am loving every second of it. Lorien is a star she really is good.

she has taken really well to the breast and get this........ has slept through the night since being born! i literally give her a big feed at 11.pm and she wakes up for her next one at 7.am! fingers crossed it lasts.

only downside for me at the moment is getting out and about with a double pram as i have never had to before.

recovery from the birth was nothing just had to remind myself that i had given birth and needed to rest for as long as possible because having her at home really can get you in that mind set that nothing has happened to your body and its easy to overdue things. probably helped that i tripped and sprained my ankle the day after i had given birth so i literally couldnt get out and about too far.

mara x

Preet, have to send you lots of sympathy that dd1 has broken her leg. When ds1 was 6 weeks old dd fell over and broke her leg (she was 2.5yrs old). Plaster up to thigh for 6 weeks, then up to knee for 3 weeks - should have been 2 but she got chicken pox so couldn't go to hospital to have it taken off.

Advice would be to get online and buy a cover for it so they can get in the bath, sorry but I can't remember what they are called, but you measure dd and they make it for you. Also I bought some stretchy cheap beach shoes in a big size for the plaster covered foot, you might still be able to find some in a sale. The doctor said she shouldn't walk on it for 2 weeks but stopping her was next to impossible.

Hope everything heals well, i'm sure it will, you'll be amazed at how well she deals with it. My dd is almost 6 now and you'd never know it happened.

dd2 was 1wk y.day! doing good as can i guess- with a 1wk old who is pretty good, easy to look after, wasnt latching on though, so now i'm just bottle feeding expressed mild and formula here and there when no ebm left in the fridge and i havent had chance to express lol

throw in the picture- dd1, 18mths, fractured leg with a teeny tiny fall standing on the floor after 4days of new baby's birth and 2days of us being home from hospital!! now can't stand or walk on her own, so has to carried and obviously needs more attention cuz of the plaster cast on her whole leg!!

also throw in the picture- i'm really sore from all the stitching they did after delivery as my old episiotomy scar completely tore! and they haven't dissolved yet....

dh has been really helpful so-far and has been doing night feeds after i do dreamfeed around 10pm, so i'm getting some decent sleep atleast, for good few hrs at night 

Finding it much easier second time, feel more relaxed and enjoying it more. Baby is much more placid than his older brother, think it's because I am bottle feeding this time. Just need to get used to his cries because sometimes I'm not certain if it's wind, hunger or tiredness...I've wasted a few bottles when I thought it was hunger and it wasn't! Loving being on maternity leave!!! Hope it goes slowly!

hey,

yeah finding it hard because my son wnt sleep durin the day so i cnt get anything done or spend any time with my oldest son. had a bit of a cry to myself last night as i was just so tired because i had a bad night the night before but felt better after it. still a bit sore tho n thats drivin me nuts, as i didnt need stitches or anythin!

Last night i was really down and could not sleep, hmph my son slept from 12 til 6, took a bottle and back to sleep! I needed him to talk to.

I'm just finding it tiring with the night feeds.My lo only akes up a few times a night, but 2nd feed goes goes on over an hour. Or longer if she sometimes as she may fall asleep, but then wake up 5 mins later and decide she's hungry again.

Loving being a mum, my 1st baby, but still adjusting to having no time to do things for myself. Even have to rush brushing my teeth and get ready in stages around her waking up, feeding, nappy changes etc

Hard work isnt it!! and i only have the one!! but toally worth it xx

Ok, i am loving it, out same day as i gave birth, no stitches and baby is fantastic, but i've been running around like a nutter, my daughter has visited every day to play with my new toy, while my beautiful but into everything grandaughter and my 2 toddlers trash the place as i try to keep it kind of clean!!! And to top it all i have a bad  chest infection now and on my way to nursery this morning the car broke down on a busy road, with me, my 2yr old and the baby going to pick Maffy up at nursery, thank god for the 2 guys behind me who stopped their van and came to my rescue, pushing the car around into a carpark  nearby...... no thanks to the 2 police who had pulled into it and ignored the stranded woman and her 2 young children, luckily i caught my mum to get me! My week can only get better, going to go stare lovingly into my babies wee face! lol. Aud + baby Jamie 1 week old today XXXXX

hugs, yeh finding things good, although i am running around after four small ones during day lol am concerned at how quicky i get tired even though charlotte is fab during night up once has a feed and straight back to sleep i find i am tiring quick and it drives me mad was watching telly last night then zonked lol. i love being mummy to 6 girls but getting extremely p***ed off with comments of wot did you have a say a precious lil girl and get oh, i then cop the hump and say ffs i didnt wanna boy i adore my little girl and get upset cos i get an oh grrrrrrr

hwy ladies,

ive not been on much in the last two weeks as i spent one in hospital with my Alfie and the last one trying to get used to being a mummy!!! just wondered how ur all finding it first, second or more times round?

im loving being a mum my baby is really good and doesnt really cry but the nite feeds are a killer. Im still bleeding and im worried about doing the deed!! lol although i cant wait too!! had 2nd degree tear and a labial tear!!

did u poo in labour? i felt like i did but oh and midwifes assured me i didint!!

so ladies how u all finding things?.........